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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Kettle \Ket"tle\ (k[e^]t"t'l), noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
kettle
noun
1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: {boiler}]
2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettleful}]
3: (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits [syn: {kettle hole}]
4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kettle, KY Zip code(s): 42752
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Kettle a large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (Ps. 81:6), "caldron" (2 Chr. 35:13), "basket" (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam. 2:13, 14).
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