quick-frozen

quick-freeze

[kwik-freez]
verb (used with object), quick-froze, quick-fro·zen, quick-freez·ing.
to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.


Origin:
1925–30

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quick-freeze
 
vb , -freezes, -freezing, -froze, -frozen
(tr) to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower

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Quick-frozen is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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