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Kettle

Kettle Meaning & Definition
Kettle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kettle?

[n] a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
[n] a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
[n] the quantity a kettle will hold

Synonyms | Synonyms for Kettle: boiler | kettledrum | kettleful | timpani | tympani | tympanum

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See Also | containerful | percussion instrument | percussive instrument | pot | teakettle

Kettle In Webster's Dictionary

\Ket"tle\ (k[e^]t"t'l), n. [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezz[=i] kettle, Icel. kati small ship.] A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. {Kettle pins}, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] --Shelton. {Kettle stitch} (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. --Knight.

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