Definition for BROIL

BROIL, n. [Fr. brouillerie, from brouiller, to mix, confound, embroil; It. broglia, tumult; brogliare, to embroil. From this verb, we have roil, to disturb, as lees. See Roil. The primary sense is, to stir, to agitate. It may be allied to brawl and the French bruler.]

A tumult; a noisy quarrel; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. – Shak. Granville.

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