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coddled
(encz) | coddled, adj: |
Coddled
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
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It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
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2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
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How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
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He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
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coddled egg
(encz) | coddled egg, n: |
Coddled
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
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It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
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2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
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How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
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He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
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coddled egg
(wn) | coddled egg
n 1: egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
[syn: boiled egg, coddled egg] |
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