Of a steam-engine, made of wrought iron, or copper-plates, which being partly filled with water, and having fire applied to the outside, generates steam to supply the engine.
·noun One who boils. II. Boiler ·noun A vessel in which any thing is boiled. III. Boiler ·add. ·no...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of ...
·- A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end...
A tallow-chandler. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose