KETTLE


Meaning of KETTLE in English

/ket"l/ , n.

1. a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.

2. a teakettle.

3. a kettledrum.

4. Geol. See kettle hole .

[ bef. 900; ME ketel ketill catillus, dim. of catinus pot; r. OE cetel, cietel Kessel ]

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