griddler

A pancake, especially a savory one.

Noun

  1. A pancake, especially a savory one.
    • On board they ate unleavened bread cooked on a hot stone or a griddler, pancakes of yellow flour set in hot cinders and all manner of chestnut cakes cooked between two red-hot stones – dishes strongly and highly spiced...
    • He wiped his plate with a griddler. - 2010, Jack Moskovitz, Savage Highway, page 53:
    • A deep Hispanic voice uttered the words I wanted to hear. “A griddler and coffee for you and a bear claw for me.· - 2014, Cynthia Arsuaga, Mike Arsuaga, Top Dog:

Origin

From griddle + -er.

Forms

griddlers

Synonyms

flatcake griddle cake

Noun games

  1. A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.
    • If you have used the above techniques you will have made some inroads into solving a Griddler puzzle. - 2002, “How To Solve Griddlers”, in puzzle museum:
    • (see title) - 2006, “Griddler of the Day”, in griddlers logic puzzles:
    • (see title) - 2020, Just Puzzles, Griddler Puzzles For Beginners:

Origin

Blend of grid + riddler.

Forms

griddlers

Synonyms

hanjie nonogram picross

Noun alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative form of gridler (“singing beggar”).
    • You're a griddler, ain't you? There's a gal here now, a first-rate 'un. You two'd do well together. - 1883, George Atkins Brine, The King of the Beggars, page 95:
    • You hardly ever hear a griddler sing a lively song. - 2013, Gipsy Petulengro, A Romany Life:
    • A griddler begs between the sunset and evening prayers and might sing if his voice is good. - 2021, Al-Jahiz, Avarice & The Avaricious:

Forms

griddlers