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Cod·dle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling ] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation. --Southey.
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