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griddle

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  1. griddle (noun)
  2. griddle cake (noun)
  3. griddle man (noun)

grid·dle

noun \ˈgri-dəl\

Definition of GRIDDLE

: a flat stone or metal surface on which food is baked or fried
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Origin of GRIDDLE

Middle English gredil gridiron, from Anglo-French greil, gredile, from Latin craticulum, diminutive of cratis wickerwork — more at hurdle
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with GRIDDLE

diddle, fiddle, middle, piddle, riddle, twiddle

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