Griddle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Griddle \Grid"dle\, n. [OE. gredil, gredl, gridel, of Celtic
     origin; cf. W. greidell, Ir. greideal, greideil, griddle,
     gridiron, greadaim I burn, scorch. Cf. {Gridiron}.]
     1. An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.
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     2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  griddle
       n : cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on
           top of a stove) on which food is cooked
       v : cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "griddle":
     andiron, bake, barbecue, baste, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil,
     brown, chain, coal tongs, coddle, cook, crane, crook, curry,
     damper, devil, do, do to perfection, fire, fire hook, fire tongs,
     firedog, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, grate, grating, grid,
     gridiron, grill, griller, heat, lifter, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil,
     parboil, poach, poker, pothook, prepare, prepare food, roast,
     salamander, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, spit, steam, stew,
     stir-fry, toast, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit