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coddled egg

coddled egg noun: an egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.

Noun

coddled egg (plural coddled eggs)

  1. An egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.

Forms of coddled egg

pluralcoddled eggs

Questions about coddled egg

What does coddled egg mean?
Coddled egg means an egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.
What part of speech is coddled egg?
Coddled egg is a noun.
What is the plural of coddled egg?
The plural of coddled egg is coddled eggs.

Words near coddled egg in the dictionary

  1. coddiwompled
  2. coddiwomples
  3. coddiwompling
  4. coddle
  5. coddled
  6. coddled egg
  7. coddled eggs
  8. coddler
  9. coddlers
  10. coddles
  11. coddlesome

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