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Parboil
/pˈɑrbˌɔɪl/
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verb
Parboil
v. t. (past & past part.
parboiled
; pres. part.
parboiling
)
1.
To boil or cook thoroughly. (Obs.)
2.
To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
3.
Hence: (Fig.) To do (something) only part way, or incompletely. Also used intransitively.
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potatoes of a uniform size.
Parboil
for 10 minutes, then put in a dripping-pan with the meat or on a
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— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario
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