gumboil

American  

[guhm-boil] / ˈgʌmˌbɔɪl /

noun

Pathology.

1. a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.

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gumboil British  

/ ˈɡʌmˌbɔɪl /

noun

1. Also called: parulis.  an abscess on the gums, often at the root of a decayed tooth

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Etymology

Origin of gumboil

First recorded in 1745–55; gum ² + boil ²

Example Sentences

I only thought she had been led into it by old Betty Martin—Mr. Mustard's sister—who is so ugly that it gives you a gumboil only to look at her.

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I've been young myself, and I know youth is touchy as a gumboil when it comes to love affairs.

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A rum steak—it was "rum," inflicted us with gumboils for a week.

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Grace wouldn't touch them; said she had enough pig in her system to last her ten years and she knew she'd break out in gumboils.

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It must not be confused with the fixation of the jaw sometimes associated with a wisdom-tooth gumboil, with tonsillitis, or with affections of the temporo-mandibular articulation.

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