What is to heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water called?
boil — To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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