'coddler
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coddle (ˈkɒdəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to treat with indulgence |
| 2. | to cook (something, esp eggs) in water just below the boiling point |
| —n | |
| 3. | dialect (Irish) stew made from ham and bacon scraps |
| [C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to | |
| 'coddler | |
| —n | |
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'coddler
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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