From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgriddlegrid‧dle /ˈɡrɪdl/ noun [countable] DFUa round iron plate that is used for cooking meat, vegetables, or cakes on top of a stove or over a fire
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griddle• Lightly grease a griddle or a skillet and heat over medium high heat.• A griddle car service will be available on weekdays and Saturdays during the period of daily running.• Stir batter down and bake cakes on a lightly greased griddle, using about cup batter per pancake.• The prefect had him bound to a hot griddle.• In large skillet or on griddle, heat 1 tablespoon oil.• Season the meat and cook on a preheated griddle pan for about 15 minutes for rare.• The small boy ate ten griddle cakes and the man eight.• Jumiles are medium-sized beetles which are sometimes cooked on the griddle and often eaten alive.Origin griddle (1200-1300) Old North French gredil, from Late Latin craticulum, from Latin cratis; → GRATE1 