'Parboiling' definitions:

Definition of 'Parboiling'

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  • Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parboiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Parboiling.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through (see Par) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. The sense has been influenced by E. part. See 1st Boil.]
  • 1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Hence: (Fig.) To do (something) only part way, or incompletely. Also used intransitively. [PJC]

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