What does coddle mean?

Definitions for coddle
ˈkɒd lcod·dle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulgeverb

    treat with excessive indulgence

    "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

  2. coddleverb

    cook in nearly boiling water

    "coddle eggs"

Wiktionary

  1. coddlenoun

    An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions.

  2. coddleverb

    To treat gently or with great care.

  3. coddleverb

    To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.

    It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. uE000130361uE001 Dampier.

  4. Etymology: Compare British dialect caddle and cade.

Wikipedia

  1. Coddle

    Coddle (sometimes Dublin coddle; Irish: cadal) is an Irish dish which is often made to use up leftovers, and therefore without a specific recipe. However, it most commonly consists of layers of roughly sliced sausages (pork sausages) and rashers (thinly sliced, somewhat-fatty back bacon) with chunky potatoes, sliced onion, salt, pepper, and herbs (parsley or chives). Traditionally, it can also include barley. Coddle is particularly associated with the capital of Ireland, Dublin. It was reputedly a favourite dish of the writers Seán O'Casey and Jonathan Swift, and it appears in several references to Dublin, including the works of James Joyce.The dish is braised in the stock produced by boiling the pieces of bacon and sausages. The dish is cooked in a pot with a well-fitting lid in order to steam the ingredients left uncovered by the broth. Sometimes raw sliced potato is added, but traditionally it was eaten with bread. The only seasonings are usually salt, pepper, and occasionally parsley. Coddle could be considered Irish comfort food, and it is inexpensive, easy to prepare and quick to cook. It is often eaten in the winter months. In the days when Catholics were not allowed to eat meat on Fridays, this meal was often eaten on Thursdays, and it allowed a family to use up any remaining sausages or rashers.

ChatGPT

  1. coddle

    To treat in an overprotective or indulgent way; pamper or spoil. This could be applied to a person, an animal or even a certain object.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coddleverb

    to parboil, or soften by boiling

  2. Coddleverb

    to treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper

  3. Etymology: [Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v. t.]

Wikidata

  1. Coddle

    Coddle is an Irish dish consisting of layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and rashers with sliced potatoes and onions. Traditionally, it can also include barley. Coddle is particularly associated with the capital of Ireland, Dublin. It was reputedly a favourite dish of Seán O'Casey and Jonathan Swift, and it appears in several Dublin literary references including the works of James Joyce. The dish is braised in the stock produced by boiling the rashers and sausages. Some traditional recipes favour the addition of a small amount of Guinness to the pot, but this is very rare in modern versions of the recipe. The dish should be cooked in a pot with a well-fitting lid in order to steam the ingredients left uncovered by water. The only seasoning is usually salt, pepper, and occasionally parsley. It could be considered a comfort food in Ireland, and is inexpensive, easy to prepare and quick to cook. It is often eaten in the winter months. In the days when Catholics were not supposed to eat meat on Fridays, this was a meal often eaten on Thursdays as it allowed a family to use up any remaining sausages or rashers.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coddle

    kod′l, v.t. to pamper: to fondle: to parboil.—n. an effeminate person. [Ety. dub.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coddle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coddle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of coddle in a Sentence

  1. Tom Meadows:

    There’s a time to coddle, a time to be positive, but sometimes you’ve got to hold the law, you tell them, ‘You say you want to do this? Well let’s go.'.

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  • глезя, къкря, угаждамBulgarian
  • rozmazlovatCzech
  • verhätscheln, verwöhnen, überbehüten, köchelnGerman
  • καλομαθαίνω, φροντίζω, περιποιούμαιGreek
  • dorlotiEsperanto
  • consentir, mimar, cocinar a fuego lento, malcriarSpanish
  • hauduttaaFinnish
  • dorloter, choyerFrench
  • लाड़ प्यार करनाHindi
  • 나약한 사람Korean

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