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Vinony

bile

noun

  1. fluid produced by the liver of most vertebrates that aids the process of digestion.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /baɪl/ / /ˈbaɪ.əl/

name

  1. A Bantu language spoken in Nigeria.

noun

Etymology: Obsolete form of boil. Akin to Dutch buil and German Beule, all from Proto-Germanic *būlǭ.

  1. A boil (kind of swelling).

verb

Etymology: Obsolete form of boil. Akin to Dutch buil and German Beule, all from Proto-Germanic *būlǭ.

  1. Pronunciation spelling of boil.

    “We pretty near biled ourselves and Miss Euly done got her bes' pink apron stained, an' I dropped Sis Suky's big kitchen spoon in de hogshead of sand […]”