REBOIL

Etymology

Verb

reboil (third-person singular simple present reboils, present participle reboiling, simple past and past participle reboiled)

(ambitransitive) To boil again.

Anagrams

• boiler, libero

Source: Wiktionary


Re*boil", v. t. & i. Etym: [Pref. re- + boil: cf. F. rebouillir.]

1. To boil, or to cause to boil, again.

2. Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.] Some of his companions thereat reboyleth. Sir T. Elyot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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