n. A gatherer of cods or peas. [ Obs. or Prov. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lustful. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Coddled p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling ] [ Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v. t. ] [ Written also codle. ] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. [ 1913 Webster ]

It [ the guava fruit ] may be coddled. Dampier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. [ 1913 Webster ]

How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Lord Byron ] never coddled his reputation. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A gull in the plumage of its first year. [ 1913 Webster ]