boiler
See also: Boiler
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪlɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(r)
- Hyphenation: boil‧er
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
boiler (plural boilers)
- A person who boils something.
- A steam boiler.
- An apparatus for heating circulating water or other heat transferring liquid.
- A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.
- A kitchen vessel for steaming, boiling or heating food.
- A sunken reef, especially a coral reef, on which the sea breaks heavily.
- A tough old chicken only suitable for cooking by boiling.
- (Britain, Australia, slang, derogatory) An old woman.
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TranslationsEdit
steam boiler — see steam boiler
device for heating circulating water
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hot water heater with storage
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vessel for steaming or boiling food
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sunken reef on which the sea breaks heavily
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tough old chicken
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See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Shortening of boilerplate
NounEdit
boiler (plural not attested)
- (rare, informal) Boilerplate.
- 1994 May 4, Glenn Nicholas, "Re: Forms4 boilerplate accessible?", in comp.databases.oracle, Usenet:
- While it appears the FRM40_TEXT table is the answer, saving a form with boiler text does not seem to insert into this table.
- 2003 December 7, Tom Potter, "Re: Why don't more people hate Bush?", in alt.politics.democrats and other newsgroups, Usenet:
- Note that Stuart Grey makes the assertion: "I think rationally on all subjects.", and then proceeds to use the standard boiler tactics and phrases of the people WHO instigate conflict and war.
- 2007, Jim Casey, "Re: NRA vs Bar Assoc over guns in cars", in tx.guns, Usenet:
- Nearly every employer in my field has similar terms (they all come out of a legal boiler mill somewhere).
- 2009 March 30, "hughess7" (username), "Re: Mail merge to PDF", in microsoft.public.access, Usenet:
- Just aligning all the paragraphs of 'boiler text' is tedious but trying to insert values in alignment is impossible!
- 1994 May 4, Glenn Nicholas, "Re: Forms4 boilerplate accessible?", in comp.databases.oracle, Usenet:
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
boiler m (plural boilers, diminutive boilertje n)
Related termsEdit
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ScotsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the English