BOIL
Boil, n.
Defn: Act or state of boiling. [Colloq.]
BOIL
Boil, n. Etym: [Influenced by boil, v. See Beal, Bile.]
Defn: A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core. A blind boil, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head. — Delhi boil (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin, probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.
BOILARY
Boil"a*ry, n.
Defn: See Boilery.
BOILED
Boiled, a.
Defn: Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a boiling liquid; as, boiled meat; a boiled dinner; boiled clothes.
BOILER
Boil"er, n.
1. One who boils.