griddle
Americannoun
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a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
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any flat, heated surface, especially on the top of a stove, for cooking food.
a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.
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Upstate New York Older Use. a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.
verb (used with object)
noun
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Also called: girdle. a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc
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any flat heated surface, esp on the top of a stove, for cooking food
verb
Etymology
Origin of griddle
1175–1225; Middle English gridel, gredil < Old French gridil, gredil; grill 1
Example Sentences
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The warm happiness I had felt at seeing all that gold fizzled as fast as snow on a hot griddle.
From Literature
Sweet breakfasts have never been my natural habitat—good oatmeal is a beloved, comparatively rare exception, as is a single yeasty, griddled buttermilk diner pancake swimming in syrup.
From Salon
There are cooks in black T-shirts, frying eggs and potatoes on sizzling griddles.
From Literature
Coal stood in front of the griddle and started pouring.
From Literature
Even griddled Texas toast, with its squared-off heft, can be unexpectedly perfect.
From Salon
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