Pär'boil, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PARBOILED; p. pr. & vb. n. PARBOILING.] [O. Fr. parbouillir, to cook well, from par, through, and bouillir, to boil, or, more probably, from Eng. part and boil. Cf. PARTAKE.] To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.