Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parboil"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 lst {Boil}.]
1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parboil
v : cook briefly; as of vegetables; "Parboil the beans before
freezing them" [syn: {blanch}]
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