boiling oil
Medieval castle defense
Boiling oil is oil heated to extreme temperatures, historically poured from fortifications onto attackers below.
The phrase evokes medieval siege warfare and brutal punishment.
Figuratively, it suggests intense hostility or torment: Walking into that meeting felt like stepping into boiling oil.
In cooking, oil hot enough for deep frying.
- fryingCooking in shallow fat
- deep fryerVat for cooking in oil
- sizzlingHissing from heat
- scaldingExtremely hot, burning
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
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- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- hot thingsfire, flames, lava, magma, molten lava
- siegessiege, siege tower, siege engine, siege engines, siege warfare
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- fortificationsfort, fortress, fortresses, citadel, citadels
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, spears, bows