Boiling-pointHe was at boiling-point. Very angry indeed. Properly the point of heat at which water, under ordinary conditions, boils. (212 Fabrenheit, 100 Centigrade, 80 Réamur.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Boiling-point from Infoplease:
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