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单词 garboil
释义

garboil

[ gahr-boil ]
/ ˈgɑr bɔɪl /

noun Archaic.

confusion.

Origin of garboil

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

Words nearby garboil

garbled, Garbo, garboard, garboard strake, Garbo, Greta, garboil, garbology, Garcia, García Lorca, García Márquez, García Márquez, Gabriel
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Example sentences from the Web for garboil

  • 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
/ (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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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