Huh.

[conuly]

It turns out that the words bullion and bouillon are in fact related. They both come from the French "to boil", which incidentally is where the English word "boil" comes from. The older English word is seethe.

Comments

[wpadmirer]

So when someone seethes, they really are boiling mad! (grin)

[anankastick]

That's exactly what I thought!

[archangelbeth]

Ooooo, all new meanings for Seething Quail!