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waffle iron

waffle iron noun: a cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles.

waffle iron: a cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles
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Noun

waffle iron (plural waffle irons)

  1. A cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles.
    • Such a one is very apt to leave his impress upon his scholars, as the waffle-iron is impressed upon the cake that is baked in it.1838, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Fireside Education, page 331
    • I remember once of buying a waffle-iron of him, and when I tried it and found it did not make a pretty pattern on the waffles, I took it back to him to change it: but having no other pattern, he returned me the money as soon as I asked him.1841 August 20, Miss Leslie, “Mr. Smith”, in The Ladies' Garland, volume 5, number 2, page 36
    Synonyms:
    waffle maker

waffle iron meaning in Tamil

waffle iron in Tamil

குழிவெப்பக் கலம்

Synonyms of waffle iron

Forms of waffle iron

pluralwaffle irons

Questions about waffle iron

What does waffle iron mean?
Waffle iron means a cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles.
What is waffle iron in Tamil?
Waffle iron in Tamil is குழிவெப்பக் கலம். See Waffle iron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is waffle iron?
Waffle iron is a noun.
What is the plural of waffle iron?
The plural of waffle iron is waffle irons.

Words near waffle iron in the dictionary

  1. Waffle Day
  2. waffle fries
  3. waffle house
  4. Waffle House Index
  5. waffle houses
  6. waffle iron
  7. waffle irons
  8. waffle maker
  9. waffle makers
  10. waffle slab
  11. waffle slabs

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