Definitions for parboil

parboil par·boil

Spelling: [pahr-boil]
IPA: /ˈpɑrˌbɔɪl/

Parboil is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 212 anagrams from letters in parboil (abilopr).

Definitions for parboil

verb (used with object)

  1. to boil partially or for a short time; precook.

Origin of parboil

1400-50; late Middle English parboylen to boil partly, (rarely) to boil fully Middle French parboillir Late Latin perbullīre to boil through and through (see per-,

Examples for parboil

parboil them in salt and water; when done, take them up and dry them in a cloth.

Clean the head and feet; and put them on to parboil with the liver.

After they are well cleaned, parboil the meat, then pick it to pieces.

Soak the beans overnight and then parboil them in soda water.

parboil them for five minutes, and turn them upside down to drain.

parboil the sweetbreads, split and cut in pieces about the size of a large oyster.

parboil the roe for ten minutes in salted and acidulated water.

Or parboil them for forty-five minutes, drain, roll in flour and fry.

parboil a pint of oysters in their own liquor, skim out, and drain.

parboil three or four of the largest sweet-breads you can get.

Word Value for parboil
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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