US
: hard-boiled sense 1
hard-cooked eggs

Examples of hard-cooked in a Sentence

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For more delicious ways to use hard-cooked or poached eggs, try topping a hearty breakfast bowl! Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024 In her traditional recipe, the eggs are hard-cooked and peeled in advance, then warmed in a fragrant tomato base spiked with fresh ginger and garam masala. Melissa Clark, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hard-cooked was in 1827

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“Hard-cooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-cooked. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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