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put the kettle on to boil

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"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.

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What is a billy boil?

a billy boil is a can that is used for a camp fire


What does boil the billy?

put the kettle on to boil


Why was billy tea called billy tea?

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 ."


What verbs mean to boil?

To boil is a verb.


What does it mean when you have a recurring boil?

It means the boil keeps returning.


What does boil off mean?

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


What does just off the boil mean?

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


What does bring to a second boil mean?

It's a good boil with medium sized bubbles breaking frequently, but not yet a constant, rolling boil.


What does the phrase billy be hanged mean?

Someone is seriously displeased with Billy.


What did the billy do in Waltzing Matilda?

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.


What other words mean cook?

boil, back


What does the root word ferv mean?

To boil, to be warm