n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: can · dled ; can · dling \ ' kan(d)-li ŋ , ' kan-d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 1879
: to examine by holding between the eye and a light especially : to test (eggs) in this way for staleness, blood clots, fertility, and growth
– can · dler \ ' kan(d)-l ə r, ' kan-d ə l- ə r \ noun