boiled
adjective
well-boiled
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a word derived from
boiled.
Example Sentences
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It is a wonderfully nourishing dish, but, like most well-boiled English cabbage, dull on the palate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Simply by walking up and shaking a set of chitterlings or a well-boiled hog maw at them during the clear light of day!
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
When this is of a nice golden color stir into it a quarter of a pound of well-boiled rice.
From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum
When rearing puppies give them soft food, such as well-boiled rice and milk, as soon as they will lap, and, shortly afterwards, scraped lean meat.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
Varnish tints are made by adding color to full-bodied, well-boiled printers’ varnish, using a little soap and drying preparation to make them work smoothly and dry quickly.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by J. Sawtelle Ford
