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boiler room

NOUN:
  1. An area, as in a building or on a ship, that houses one or more steam boilers or hot-water tanks.
  2. Informal A room staffed with telemarketers who use illegal or high-pressure sales tactics to sell stock, commodities, or land, for example.



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