boil

English

/bɔɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bile inherited from Old English bȳl inherited from Proto-Germanic *būlijō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*būlijō

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