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brompton boiler

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
bromp-ton boil-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the buildings comprising the Kensington Museum and School of Art.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

In allusion to the peculiar form of the buildings, and the fact of their being mainly composed of, and covered with, sheet iron.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Brompton boilers (plural)

Synonyms

Boiler

Questions

What does brompton boiler mean?
Any of the buildings comprising the Kensington Museum and School of Art.
Where does brompton boiler come from?
In allusion to the peculiar form of the buildings, and the fact of their being mainly composed of, and covered with, sheet iron.

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