coddled egg

noun

An egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.

Similar
boiled egg
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Meanings

nouncoddled egg (plural coddled eggs)

plural coddled eggs

  1. cookingAn egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounegg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water

Similar
boiled egg
Broader
dish
Also see
boiled egg

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

coddled egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddled%20egg

MLA

“coddled egg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddled%20egg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coddled egg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddled%20egg.

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