boiler
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
boiler/ˈbɔɪlə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a fuel-burning apparatus for heating water, especially a device providing a domestic hot-water supply or serving a central heating system.
■ a tank for generating steam for a steam engine.
- 2 Brit. informal a chicken suitable for cooking only by boiling.
- 3 Brit. informal an unattractive or unpleasant woman.
'boiler' also found in these Oxford entries:
back boiler
- boiler room
- boiler suit
- double boiler
- double saucepan
- downcomer
- firebox
- furnace
- pilot light
- prime
- saddle tank
- samovar
- scale
- smokebox
