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boil

Small pus-filled swelling originating around a hair follicle or in a sweat gland. Usually caused by local infection with Staphylococcus aureus bacterium, boils are most likely to form if resistance is low or diet inadequate.



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So Lina said, no, she would never repeat it to anyone, and then the cook said: 'Early tomorrow morning, when the forester is out hunting, I will heat the water, and when it is boiling in the kettle, I will throw in Fundevogel, and will boil him in it.
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The Political Pot said it would not boil any more unless replenished from the Filthy Pool.
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Tip was made to carry wood from the forest, that the old woman might boil her pot.
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