/grid"l/ , n. , v. , griddled, griddling .
n.
1. a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
2. any flat, heated surface, esp. on the top of a stove, for cooking food: a quick breakfast from the luncheonette's griddle.
3. Upstate New York Older Use. a circular lid covering an opening on the cooking surface of a wood or coal-burning stove.
v.t.
4. to cook on a griddle: Griddle two eggs for me, will you?
[ 1175-1225; ME gridel, gredil gridil, gredil; see GRILL 1 ]