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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pahr-boil |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑrˌbɔɪl |
Definition of parboil
Origin :- late 14c., "to boil partially;" mid-15c., "to boil thoroughly," from Old French parboillir "to boil thoroughly," from Medieval Latin perbullire "to boil thoroughly," from Latin per "through, thoroughly" + bullire "to boil" (see boil (v.)). Main modern meaning "boil partially" is by mistaken association of the prefix with part. Related: Parboiled; parboiling.
- verb boil
- Soak the beans overnight and then parboil them in soda water.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Parboil three or four of the largest sweet-breads you can get.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Or parboil them for forty-five minutes, drain, roll in flour and fry.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- After they are well cleaned, parboil the meat, then pick it to pieces.
- Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
- Clean the head and feet; and put them on to parboil with the liver.
- Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
- Parboil them in salt and water; when done, take them up and dry them in a cloth.
- Extract from : « The National Cook Book, 9th ed. » by Hannah Mary Peterson
- Parboil them for five minutes, and turn them upside down to drain.
- Extract from : « The Century Cook Book » by Mary Ronald
- Parboil a pint of oysters in their own liquor, skim out, and drain.
- Extract from : « The Myrtle Reed Cook Book » by Myrtle Reed
- Parboil the roe for ten minutes in salted and acidulated water.
- Extract from : « The Myrtle Reed Cook Book » by Myrtle Reed
- Parboil the sweetbreads, split and cut in pieces about the size of a large oyster.
- Extract from : « Dinners and Luncheons » by Paul Pierce
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