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Overboil

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O`ver`boil´
v. i.1.To boil over or unduly.
Nor is discontent to keep the mind
Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil
In the hot throng.
- Byron.
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Verb1.overboil - overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over"
boil - come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
2.overboil - boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
boil - immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"

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