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roil (v.)
1590, probably from Middle French
rouiller
"to rust, make muddy," from Old French
rouil
"mud, rust," from Vulgar Latin
*robicula
, from Latin
robigo
"rust" (see
robust
). Middle English
roil
meant "to roam or rove about." Related:
Roiled
;
roiling
.