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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

hard-boiled

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01 adj. same as hard-bitten.
  1. 1.
    same as hard-bitten. See: hard-bitten
  2. 2.
    emotionally hardened; -- used of persons.
  3. 3.
    cooked until the yolk is solid; -- used of eggs; as, a breakfast of pancakes and hard-boiled eggs.