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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

G`ARBOIL, n. Tumult; uproar. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French garbouil, from Old Italian garbuglio Date: 1548 archaic a confused disordered state ; turmoil

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.