Definition for BOIL

BOIL, n. [D. buil; Ger. beule; Dan. bylde; Sax. bile; Arm. buil, a blister; Sw. bula, a protuberance; D. bol, plump; Ger. bolle, a bud, a gem; Ir. buile, rage, madness; Pers. pallo, a wart, an ulcer, a boil; W. bal, a prominence.]

A tumor upon the flesh, accompanied with soreness and inflammation; a sore angry swelling.

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