well-boiled
- 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
The final result, however, amply justifies this trouble, and the well-boiled customer only needs the addition of a few vegetables on the side to present an extremely appetizing appearance.
From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen
Peter paid great attention as his mother took a well-boiled parsnip out of the saucepan, scraped it, cut it, and laid the pieces on a clean white dish.
From Miscellanea by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
"Here, bring along the hat, Evan; I'm going to crown the victor with appropriate what-d'-ye-call-'ems," he continued, pulling a handful of sea-weed that looked like well-boiled greens.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 by Various
