GARBOIL

tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil

(noun) a state of commotion and noise and confusion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

garboil (countable and uncountable, plural garboils)

(archaic) Disorder; uproar.

Source: Wiktionary


Gar"boil, n. Etym: [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It. garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L. bullire to boil, E. boil.]

Definition: Tumult; disturbance; disorder. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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