waffle iron

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. An appliance having hinged indented plates that impress a grid pattern into waffle batter as it bakes.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An iron utensil for baking waffles over a fire, having two flat halves hinged together, one to contain the batter, the other to cover it. The iron has handles or projections by which it is readily turned, bringing each side near the fire alternately. The batter is quickly cooked, as the large heating-surface is increased by projections which stud the irons and indent the waffle.

Wiktionary

1. n. A cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. an iron utensil or mold made in two parts shutting together, -- used for cooking waffles over a fire.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a kitchen appliance for baking waffles; the appliance usually consists of two indented metal pans hinged together so that they create a pattern on the waffle