Meanings
nounhand boiler (plural hand boilers)
plural hand boilers
- A toy usually consisting of a glass sculpture made of two bulbs connected by a looped and twisted piece of tubing, which contains dyed ethanol inside that seemingly boils when gripped.
Synonyms: pulse glass, love meter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA toy usually consisting of a glass sculpture made of two bulbs connected by a looped and twisted piece of tubing, which contains dyed ethanol inside that seemingly boils when gripped.
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pulse glasslove meter
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hand boiler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20boiler
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“hand boiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20boiler. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand boiler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20boiler.
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