griddle

[ grid-l ]

/ ˈgrɪd 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

Nearby words

grid networking, grid reference, grid road, grid variation, gridder, griddle, griddlebread, griddlecake, gride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum

Origin of griddle

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

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
After we finished breakfast at The Griddle, I dropped Mike off at his apartment.
Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life|Jack Gray|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Heat and butter the griddle, fry the slices on it and when cooked sprinkle with powdered sugar.
365 Luncheon Dishes|Anonymous
A griddle valve is one that has two or more ports at each end upon a seat that has two or more ports for each steam passage.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
The dutch housewife rubbed the griddle with the flat part of a raw turnip cut in half, to prevent sticking.
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking|Unknown
It takes about twice the time that it would to bake them on a griddle, and they are really no better, but look more inviting.
The Young Housekeeper's Friend|Mrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius
Then take it up in deep dishes, and when it is cold cut it in slices and brown it on a griddle.
The Young Housekeeper's Friend|Mrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius

British Dictionary definitions for griddle

griddle

/ (ˈɡrɪdəl) /

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

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).