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Meanings of softboiled in английском

(Of an egg) Boiled so that the yolk is still liquide, while the egg white is not.

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Examples for "soft boiled"
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Twice a week we serve eggs, preferably raw, soft boiled or poached.
Nature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease...
2
Eat eggs only in a raw or very soft boiled state.
Valere Aude: Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regen...
3
If they are soft boiled, three and one-half minutes will suffice.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
4
Later on the eggs may be soft boiled or poached, or even soft scrambled.
The Mother and Her Child
5
If there is not much fever, soft boiled eggs and milk toast from the beginning.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
Usage of softboiled in английском
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Though an author best known for a thriller, his writing is aimless, loose and softboiled.
The Irish Times