Definitions
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- adj. Very hot.
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- adj. boiling hot; hissing hot; very hot.
Etymologies
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Middle English First attested circa second half of 14th century, from the similarity between the sizzling sound of food cooking in a frying pan and that of musical pipes, from Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer:
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oroboros commented on the word piping hot
Related to musical instruments (pipes), not steam pipes. (via Says You)
July 30, 2011