Brompton boiler

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary