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cullender

British  
/ ˈkʌlɪndə /

noun

  1. a variant of colander

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When it becomes tender, press it well in a sieve or cullender.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Having mashed the potatoes with this mixture, rub it through a cullender, and stir it very hard.

From Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. by Baru?, Sulpice

It wore an immense hat, of the shape of a cullender, and with almost as many holes, through which protruded little wisps of straw instead of feathers.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

Cut some cucumbers into thick slices, drain them in a cullender, and add some sliced onions.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

When done enough, drain them in a cullender.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849