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stewed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stew \Stew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stewed}; p. pr & vb n. {Stewing}.] [OE. stuven, OF estuver F. ['e]tuver, fr OF estuve, F. ['e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See {Stove}, and cf {Stive} to stew.] To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stewed adj : cooked in hot water [syn: {boiled}, {poached}]
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