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Garboil

Garboil \Gar"boil\, n. [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It. garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L. bullire to boil, E. boil.] Tumult; disturbance; disorder. [Obs.]
--Shak.

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garboil

n. 1 confusion. 2 uproar.

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garboil

n. a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn: tumult, tumultuousness, uproar]

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Then in '82 there had been the Egyptian garboil I mentioned a moment ago.