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boil-in-the-bag

boil-in-the-bag is the alternative form of boil-in-bag.

Meaning of boil-in-bag

Noun

boil-in-bag (plural boil-in-bags)

  1. A food product supplied in a bag to be heated in boiling water. The bag may be impermeable, or it may have perforations to allow water to enter and later be drained off.

Forms of boil-in-the-bag

pluralboil-in-the-bags

Questions about boil-in-the-bag

What is boil-in-the-bag the alternative form of?
Boil-in-the-bag is the alternative form of boil-in-bag.

Words near boil-in-the-bag in the dictionary

  1. boil ups
  2. boil wash
  3. boil washes
  4. boil-in-bag
  5. boil-in-bags
  6. boil-in-the-bag
  7. boil-in-the-bags
  8. boil-wash
  9. boilability
  10. boilable
  11. boilaries

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