单词 | overboiled |
释义 | overboiled, a. Brit. |ˌəʊvəˈbɔɪld|, U.S. |ˈˌoʊvərˈbɔɪld| Forms: see over- prefix and boiled adj. [‹ overboil v. + -ed suffix1.] That has been boiled excessively; overcooked.
1675J. Crowne Countrey Wit iv. i. 54 Tender as an over-boil'd Chick. 1768Every Man his own Brewer 194 It being..vain to attempt the making of fine beer with muddy water, high dried malt, and bad or over-boiled hops. 1849Times 23 Nov. 8/1 The delicious enjoyment which the first two mouthfuls of some petits canetons canaris aux jeunes legumes glacées make even upon the most inveterate lovers of overboiled mutton. 1917H. G. Wells Soul of Bishop ix. 262 She made burnt potatoes and cindered chops, underboiled and overboiled eggs. 2003Alaska Sept. 80/1 The hunting yarns, the rainsqualls, the smell of sweat, bacon and overboiled coffee all meld. |

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