Cod″dle (kŏd″d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coddled (–d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Coddling (–dlĭng).] [Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v. t.] [Written also codle.] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It may be coddled.
Dampier.
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas!
Thackeray.
He never coddled his reputation.
Southey.