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waffle iron
noun
: a cooking utensil having two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other and impress surface projections on waffles that are being cooked
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As with the automotive world’s Porsche 911, turntables, over time, have gained considerable dimension and weight, with the most ambitious of them approaching the size of an industrial waffle iron or pizza oven, and priced on par with a nice house in the Midwest.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
Waffle House isn’t in the business of frying things, and instead relies on its trusty griddles and waffle irons.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
The restaurant is housed in a four-story building designed by the architect Eric Owen Moss that looks like a warped and rusted waffle iron.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Allow the batter to sit for 5 to 10 minutes while the waffle iron preheats.
—Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
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“Waffle iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waffle%20iron. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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waffle iron
noun
: a cooking utensil with two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other to make a grid-shaped pattern on a waffle being cooked
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