put the kettle on to boil
"Boil the billy" is an Australian slang term that means to make a cup of tea or coffee by boiling water in a billy (a metal container). It is often used in the context of camping or outdoor activities.
a billy boil is a can that is used for a camp fire
put the kettle on to boil
Because a "billycan" is a type of pot mostly used in Australia, and to "boil the billy " is a phrase that means "to make tea ."
To boil is a verb.
It means the boil keeps returning.
I think you mean 'boil off' not 'off boil' and by this the recipe or person, etc, means to boil off something such as all of the oil in the foods so that it is not greasy when you get the result. ~Singer
I think you mean 'boil off' not 'off boil' and by this the recipe or person, etc, means to boil off something such as all of the oil in the foods so that it is not greasy when you get the result. ~Singer
It's a good boil with medium sized bubbles breaking frequently, but not yet a constant, rolling boil.
Someone is seriously displeased with Billy.
boil"And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled"...A billy is an Australian metal canister for boiling water over a fire. Often, swagmen and stockmen would toss a handful of tea leaves into the boiling billy to make their tea. Campers still do the same thing today.
boil, back
To boil, to be warm