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Definition of Hard-boiled
1. Adjective. Tough and callous by virtue of experience.
2. Adjective. Used of persons; emotionally hardened. "Faced a case-hardened judge"
3. Adjective. (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid.
Definition of Hard-boiled
1. Adjective. (context: of a boiled egg) cooked to a solid consistency ¹
2. Adjective. callous and unsentimental ¹
3. Verb. (past of hard-boil) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hard-boiled
Literary usage of Hard-boiled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery by Marion Harland (1874)
"... you have arranged in a dish ; garnish with circular dices of hard-boiled eggs
and curled parsley. MEAT SOUPS. BEEF SOUP (a la Julienne). ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1895)
"The following paper was then read and referred to the Committee on Publication :
ESTIMATION OF THE DIGESTION, OR SOLUBILITY OF HARD BOILED EGG ALBUMEN WITH ..."
3. The "Flower of Gloster," by Ernest Temple Thurston (1911)
"XXXIX hard-boiled EGGS sense that an adventure is drawing towards its close makes
the future look somewhat desolate and uninteresting. ..."
4. Kettner's Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery, Practical, Theoretical by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1877)
"By carefully and gradually grinding together the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs,
with five tablespoonfuls of oil, one or one and a half of tarragon vinegar, ..."
5. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1906)
"Around each arrange a border of the finely chopped whites of " hard- boiled " eggs.
Lobster Canapes Finely chop lobster meat and add an equal quantity of ..."
6. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"hard-boiled, cut in halves, yolks mixed with grated ham and parsley; butter over
in the oven; served on croutons. EGG SAUSAGES — Sausage skins are filled ..."
7. Virginia Cookery-book by Mary Stuart Smith (1912)
"Soft-boiled Eggs. — hard-boiled Eggs.— Poached Eggs.— Omelet Plain. ... hard-boiled
EGGS. Drop the eggs into boiling water, and in five minutes they will be ..."
8. A Narrative of Excursions, Voyages, and Travels, Performed at Different by George Rapelje (1834)
"got breakfast, ate of my hard boiled eggs, cakes, preserved dates, and cheese;
had also Bologna sausages, with hot coffee, which the Arabs are always very ..."
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