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Webster 1913 Edition

Coddle

Cod′dle

(kŏd′d’l)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Coddled
(-d’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Coddling
(-dlĭng)
.]
[Cf.
Prov
. E.
caddle
to coax, spoil, fondle, and
Cade
,
Adj.
&
Verb.
T.
]
[Written also
codle
.]
1.
To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It [the guava fruit] may be
coddled
.
Dampier.
2.
To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been
coddled
at home by their fond papas and mammas!
Thackeray.
He [Lord Byron] never
coddled
his reputation.
Southey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Coddle

CODDLE

,
Verb.
T.
To parboil, or soften by the heat of water.

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