garboil

[gahr-boil]

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noun Archaic.

confusion.

Origin of garboil

1540–50; < Middle French garbouil < Old Italian garbuglio

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Garboil, a tumult or hubbub, was originally garboyl, and came from old French garbouil (Italian garbuglio).
English Past and Present
Richard Chevenix Trench
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 Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for garboil

garboil

noun

archaic confusion or disturbance; uproar

Word Origin

C16: from Old French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio, ultimately from Latin bullīre to boil, hence, seethe with indignation

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Examples from the Web for garboil

Historical Examples

Garboil, a tumult or hubbub, was originally garboyl, and came from old French garbouil (Italian garbuglio).

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.

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