griddler

plural griddlers

1. A pancake, especially a savory one.

   He wiped his plate with a griddler.

   2010, Jack Moskovitz, Savage Highway, page 53

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   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

   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

   Synonyms: flatcake, griddle cake

plural griddlers

1. puzzlesgamesA 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.

   (see title)

   2006, “Griddler of the Day”, in griddlers logic puzzles

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   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)

   2020, Just Puzzles, Griddler Puzzles For Beginners

   Synonyms: hanjie, nonogram, picross

plural griddlers

1. alternativeAlternative form of gridler (“singing beggar”).

   You hardly ever hear a griddler sing a lively song.

   2013, Gipsy Petulengro, A Romany Life

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   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

   A griddler begs between the sunset and evening prayers and might sing if his voice is good.

   2021, Al-Jahiz, Avarice & The Avaricious