double boil

verb

To cook (food) in a double boiler.

Meanings

verbdouble boil (third-person singular simple present double boils, present participle double boiling, simple past and past participle double boiled)

present singular third person double boils · participle present double boiling · participle past double boiled · past double boiled · alternative double-boil

  1. transitivecookingTo cook (food) in a double boiler.
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