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griddler en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From griddle + -er.
Meanings
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A pancake, especially a savory one.
A deep Hispanic voice uttered the words I wanted to hear. “A griddler and coffee for you and a bear claw for me.·
2014, Cynthia Arsuaga, Mike Arsuaga, Top Dog:He wiped his plate with a griddler.
2010, Jack Moskovitz, Savage Highway, page 53:On board they ate unleavened bread cooked on a hot stone or a griddler, pancakes of yellow flour set in hot cinders and all manner of chestnut cakes cooked between two red-hot stones – dishes strongly and highly spiced with garlic […]
1955, Riccardo Bacchelli, Nothing New Under the Sun, page 302:
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Synonyms
griddle cake (pancake) · flatcake (pancake)
griddler en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Blend of grid + riddler.
Meanings
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(qualifier:puzzles) A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.
If you have used the above techniques you will have made some inroads into solving a Griddler puzzle.
2002, “How To Solve Griddlers”, in puzzle museum:(see title)
2006, “Griddler of the Day”, in griddlers logic puzzles:(see title)
2020, Just Puzzles, Griddler Puzzles For Beginners:
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Synonyms
nonogram (puzzle) · hanjie (puzzle) · picross (puzzle)
griddler en · NOUN · etymology 3
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of gridler (“singing beggar”).
You hardly ever hear a griddler sing a lively song.
2013, Gipsy Petulengro, A Romany Life:A griddler begs between the sunset and evening prayers and might sing if his voice is good.
2021, Al-Jahiz, Avarice & The Avaricious:You're a griddler, ain't you? There's a gal here now, a first-rate 'un. You two'd do well together.
1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars, page 95:
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