Cod"dle (kŏd"d'l), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Coddled (-d'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-
dlĭng).] [Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax,
spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & 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.