Phrase guide

coddled egg

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boiled egg

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

Narrower terms: hard-boiled egg, hard-cooked egg

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