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Noun: garboil  'gaa(r),boyl
Usage: archaic
  1. A state of commotion and noise and confusion
    "The garboil of the crowd made it difficult to hear the speaker";
    - tumult, tumultuousness, uproar

Derived forms: garboils

Type of: carry-on [Brit, informal], commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], song and dance [Brit, informal], to-do [informal]

Encyclopedia: Garboil