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parboils

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present tense third-person singular of parboil

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to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam parboil a lobster

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Mariscos Cortez is a seafood restaurant with flavors from the coast of Mexico that will serve a small menu of ceviche, aguachiles and Jalisco-style shrimp boils.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
The river dropped 60 feet between boulders in a series of falls and continued downstream in a dangerous half mile of holes and boils.

— John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

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