Definition of pickled
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He got pickled at the office party.
I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.
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Luxe Kitchen & Lounge's Chef Dallas Martinez will create a formal four-course meal from the famous 1969 cookbook, including Mini Beef Cakes with Pickled Relish and Saffron Pound Cake.
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Highlights include the whole roasted cauliflower ($10, served with pickled vegetables and cauliflower puree), and Chinese broccoli cooked with fermented black beans and salt-and-pepper tofu ($8).
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The meaty paste was transformed with some spice from Aleppo Pepper and refreshing tartness from pickled cucumber.
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Pickled Onions 1 large red onion 1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup sugar ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon black peppercorns Peel the onion, cut it in half and slice each half very thinly.
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Consider Deviant Art user Alexcf’s jarred Cthulhu specimen: a pickled Old One fetus stored in a wooden leather box and locked tight with a brass key.
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Circa 1552
First Known Use of pickled
circa 1552
PICKLED Defined for English Language Learners
pickled
playDefinition of pickled for English Language Learners
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: preserved with salt water or vinegar
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: very drunk or intoxicated
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