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As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
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Today it means: To reduce in volume by boiling. Full definition →
Today it means: To reduce in volume by boiling. Full definition →
As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.