Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Griddle \Grid"dle\, n. [OE. gredil, gredl, gridel, of Celtic
   origin; cf. W. greidell, Ir. greideal, greideil, griddle,
   gridiron, greadaim I burn, scorch. Cf. {Gridiron}.]
   1. An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.

   2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.

Source : WordNet®

griddle
     n : cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on
         top of a stove) on which food is cooked
     v : cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"