boiled

[ boild ]

adjectiveSlang.

Origin of boiled

First recorded in 1795–1805; boil¹ + -ed²

Sandwiches are made with soft milk bread with such fillings as soft-boiled egg swirled with Kewpie mayonnaise or roast beef accompanied by fresh-grated horseradish, Muenster cheese and more mayo.
6 pop-up restaurants you should try this summer | Adele Chapin | July 14, 2021 | Washington Post
I usually dress it up with Cholula, and sometimes a soft-boiled egg or avocado if I’m feeling festive.
Six Recipes That Got Us Through Another Week | Eater Staff | March 19, 2021 | Eater
A year ago, in the fall of 2013, the frustration boiled over.
Mexico’s Holy Warrior Against the Cartels | Jason McGahan | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As the game ended, tension between the two sides boiled over into a scrum of stick swinging, pushing, and punching.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower | Evin Demirel | July 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In ‘non-cooking’ prisons they still sold raw macaroni but if you boiled water to cook it you were breaking the law.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison | Daniel Genis | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

I had an awful episode when I boiled two pounds of fresh broccoli in a plastic bag with the nail clipper for heat.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison | Daniel Genis | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We recommend the buttery miso ramen, topped with a soft-boiled egg, scallions, and corn.
Underground Ramen’s Mainstream Moment | Sara Sayed | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We had new potatoes for dinner, boiled with their skins on, and Liszt threw one at me, and I caught it.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
I kept a stiff backbone for a while, but presently a futile rage against circumstances bubbled up and boiled over.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
When this is boiled with alcohol, the glutin above referred to is extracted, and vegetable fibrine is left.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas Anderson
To these we gave boiled rice, and with it turtle and manatee boiled.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] | Phillip Parker King
A brief search brought to light a quantity of ghee, boiled rice and dried peas.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy

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