gumboil

[ guhm-boil ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.

gumboil

/ ˈɡʌmˌbɔɪl /

noun

1. an abscess on the gums, often at the root of a decayed tooth Also calledparulis

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumboil¹

First recorded in 1745–55; gum ² + boil ²

Example Sentences

"You festering gumboil! You flea-bitten fungus! That is the three-times table! You have three separate lots of fruit and each lot has seven pieces. Three sevens are twenty-one. Can't you see that, you stagnant cesspool! I'll give you one more chance. I have eight coconuts, eight monkey-nuts and eight nutty little idiots like you. How many nuts do I have altogether? Answer me quickly."

From Literature

"Do you deny it, you miserable little gumboil? Do you plead not guilty?"

From Literature

Gumboil on left lower maxillary; profuse saliva,1 .

From Project Gutenberg

The young lady with the water-jug appears to be suffering from a pronounced gumboil, and is evidently utterly bored with her task of acting as barmaid to the camels; which latter, be it stated, are certainly but distantly related, if at all, to the honourable family of that name as represented in our Zoological Gardens.

From Project Gutenberg

I only thought she had been led into it by old Betty Martin—Mr. Mustard's sister—who is so ugly that it gives you a gumboil only to look at her.

From Project Gutenberg