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griddler

griddler noun: a pancake, especially a savory one. Also the alternative form of gridler.

Noun (1)

griddler (plural griddlers)

  1. A pancake, especially a savory one.
    • On board they ate unleavened bread cooked on a hot stone or a griddler, pancakes of yellow flour set in hot cinders and all manner of chestnut cakes cooked between two red-hot stones – dishes strongly and highly spiced with garlic […]1955, Riccardo Bacchelli, Nothing New Under the Sun, page 302
    • He wiped his plate with a griddler.2010, Jack Moskovitz, Savage Highway, page 53

Noun (2)

griddler (plural griddlers)

  1. (puzzles) A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.
    • If you have used the above techniques you will have made some inroads into solving a Griddler puzzle.2002, “How To Solve Griddlers”, in puzzle museum
    • (see title)2006, “Griddler of the Day”, in griddlers logic puzzles
    Synonyms:
    hanjie, nonogram, picross

Also used as

griddler is also the alternative form of gridler.

Synonyms of griddler

Forms of griddler

pluralgriddlers

Origin of griddler

From griddle + -er.

Blend of grid + riddler.

Questions about griddler

What does griddler mean?
Griddler means a pancake, especially a savory one.
What part of speech is griddler?
Griddler is a noun.
What is the plural of griddler?
The plural of griddler is griddlers.

Words near griddler in the dictionary

  1. griddle cake
  2. griddle cakes
  3. griddlecake
  4. griddlecakes
  5. griddled
  6. griddler
  7. griddlers
  8. griddles
  9. griddling
  10. griddy
  11. gride

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