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garboil
[ gahr-boil ]
/ ˈgɑr bɔɪl /
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noun Archaic.
confusion.
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Origin of garboil
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio; further origin unknown
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How to use garboil in a sentence
And even had he done so it is odds none would have heard him, for the late calm was of a sudden turned to garboil.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael SabatiniGarboil, a tumult or hubbub, was originally garboyl, and came from old French garbouil (Italian garbuglio).
English Past and Present|Richard Chevenix Trench
British Dictionary definitions for garboil
garboil
/ (ˈɡɑːbɔɪl) /
noun
archaic confusion or disturbance; uproar
Word Origin for garboil
C16: from Old French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio, ultimately from Latin bullīre to boil, hence, seethe with indignation
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