waffle iron

noun

: a cooking utensil having two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other and impress surface projections on waffles that are being cooked

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Girls could use their stoves along with a toy waffle iron or small skillet to whip up breakfast. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2025 Best Western, though, has no plans to unplug the waffle iron. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026 Paltrow's hack basically entails putting leftover stuffing in a waffle iron and serving it with a side of bacon. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025 Specialty appliances like bread makers, food processors or waffle irons that come out once a month can move to a lower cabinet or pantry shelf. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for waffle iron

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of waffle iron was in 1788

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waffle iron

noun
: a cooking utensil with two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other to make a grid-shaped pattern on a waffle being cooked

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