Parboiling

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

  Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parboiled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Parboiling}.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook
     well; par through (see {Par}) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire.
     The sense has been influenced by E. part. See 1st {Boil}.]
     1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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     2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
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     3. Hence: (Fig.) To do (something) only part way, or
        incompletely. Also used intransitively.
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