- garboil
- noun Etymology: Middle French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio Date: 1548 archaic a confused disordered state ; turmoil
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Garboil — Gar boil, n. [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It. garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L. bullire to boil, E. boil.] Tumult; disturbance; disorder. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garboil — /gahr boyl/, n. Archaic. confusion. [1540 50; < MF garbouil < OIt garbuglio] * * * … Universalium
garboil — noun a) Confusion. b) Uproar … Wiktionary
garboil — gar·boil … English syllables
garboil — gar•boil [[t]ˈgɑr bɔɪl[/t]] n. archaic confusion • Etymology: 1540–50; < MF garbouil < It garbuglio, of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
garboil — noun a state of commotion and noise and confusion • Syn: ↑tumult, ↑tumultuousness, ↑uproar • Derivationally related forms: ↑uproarious (for: ↑uproar), ↑tumultuous ( … Useful english dictionary
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Engarboil — En*gar boil, v. t. [Pref. en + garboil.] To throw into disorder; to disturb. [Obs.] To engarboil the church. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
