Brompton boiler

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

In allusion to the peculiar form of the buildings, and the fact of their being mainly composed of, and covered with, sheet iron.

Noun[edit]

Brompton boiler (plural Brompton boilers)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete, historical, mostly plural) Any of the buildings comprising the Kensington Museum and School of Art.
    Synonym: Boiler

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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