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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Coddled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf. {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, adjective & v. t.] [Written also {codle}.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation. --Southey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Codle \Co"dle\, verb (used with an object) See {Coddle}. Codlin
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