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Broiler

/ˈbɹɔɪlə/ · noun

Meaning

A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
  2. (cooking, Canada, US) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
  3. A chicken raised for meat.
  4. (archaic) One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.

Example Sentences

In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.
What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?

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What does broiler mean?

Broiler means A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling..

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In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.

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