griddle

[grid-l]

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noun

a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.

any flat, heated surface, especially on the top of a stove, for cooking food: a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.

Upstate New York Older Use. a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.

verb (used with object), grid·dled, grid·dling.

to cook on a griddle: Griddle two eggs for me, will you?

RELATED WORDS

skillet, spider, broiler

Origin of griddle

1175–1225; Middle English gridel, gredil < Old French gridil, gredil; see grill¹

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Contemporary Examples of griddle

It requires a finely honed sense of timing and a griddle that has been seasoned just right.
The Real Cheeseburger Paradise
Jane & Michael Stern
June 22, 2014
The last thing I always did before leaving Los Angeles was to have brunch at The Griddle.
Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life
Jack Gray
June 14, 2014
After we finished breakfast at The Griddle, I dropped Mike off at his apartment.
Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life
Jack Gray
June 14, 2014
Newt Gingrich was on the griddle for much of the evening, easily defending his ideas and deflecting criticism.
Newt Gingrich Barely Singed In GOP Debate
Eleanor Clift
December 16, 2011
For each pancake, pour a generous dollop (up to 1/4 cup) on the skillet or griddle.
Sap Suckers Unite: Recipes for Maple Cookies, Flapjacks, and Cocktails
David Lincoln Ross
May 3, 2011

Historical Examples of griddle

You bet Mr. Arledge would 'a' got my decision right hot off the griddle.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Mrs. Ritson had been stooping over the griddle when Reuben entered.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
Then Grannie finished, on hearth and griddle, the baking of her cakes.
The Manxman
Hall Caine
Corn meal is mixed with water and baked on the flat surface of a hoe or griddle.
The Negro Farmer
Carl Kelsey
Better that than to fry there like St. Lawrence on his griddle.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930
Various

British Dictionary definitions for griddle

griddle

noun

Also called: girdle British a thick round iron plate with a half hoop handle over the top, for making scones, etc

any flat heated surface, esp on the top of a stove, for cooking food

verb

(tr) to cook (food) on a griddle

Word Origin for griddle

C13: from Old French gridil, from Late Latin crātīculum (unattested) fine wickerwork; see grill 1

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Word Origin and History for griddle

shallow frying pan, early 13c., apparently from Anglo-French gridil, Old North French gredil, altered from Old French graille, from Latin craticula (see grill).