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boil[1,noun] boil[2,verb] boil[3,noun] boil down boil over

Main Entry: ¹boil
Pronunciation: bi()l
Function: noun
Etymology: an altered form of Middle English bile "a boil," from Old English byl (same meaning)
: a painful swollen inflamed area of the skin resulting from infection -- compare CARBUNCLE 2

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