Definitions for parboils

parboils par·boil

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

Parboils is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 418 anagrams from letters in parboils (abiloprs).

Definitions for parboils

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of parboils

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 parboils

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Word Value for parboils
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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