griddler

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English

Etymology 1

From griddle +‎ -er.

Noun

griddler (plural griddlers)

  1. A pancake, especially a savory one.
    • 1955, Riccardo Bacchelli, Nothing New Under the Sun, page 302:
      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 […]
    • 2010, Jack Moskovitz, Savage Highway, page 53:
      He wiped his plate with a griddler.
    • 2014, Cynthia Arsuaga, Mike Arsuaga, Top Dog:
      A deep Hispanic voice uttered the words I wanted to hear. “A griddler and coffee for you and a bear claw for me.·
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Etymology 2

Blend of grid +‎ riddler.

Noun

griddler (plural griddlers)

  1. (games, puzzles) A 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.
    • 2002, “How To Solve Griddlers”, in puzzle museum‎:
      If you have used the above techniques you will have made some inroads into solving a Griddler puzzle.
    • 2006, “Griddler of the Day”, in griddlers logic puzzles:
      (see title)
    • 2020, Just Puzzles, Griddler Puzzles For Beginners:
      (see title)
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Etymology 3

Noun

griddler (plural griddlers)

  1. Alternative form of gridler (“singing beggar”)
    • 1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars, page 95:
      You're a griddler, ain't you? There's a gal here now, a first-rate 'un. You two'd do well together.
    • 2013, Gipsy Petulengro, A Romany Life:
      You hardly ever hear a griddler sing a lively song.
    • 2021, Al-Jahiz, Avarice & The Avaricious:
      A griddler begs between the sunset and evening prayers and might sing if his voice is good.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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