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garboil

noun gar·boil \-ˌbȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of GARBOIL

archaic
:  a confused disordered state :  turmoil
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Origin of GARBOIL

Middle French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio
First Known Use: 1548

Rhymes with GARBOIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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