Parboil

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:49:02

Par"boil` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parboiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parboiling.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through (see Par) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. The sense has been influenced by E. part. See lst Boil.]

1.

To boil or cook thoroughly.

[Obs.]

B. Jonson.

2.

To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.

 

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