4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kettle \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
kettle
n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
{boiler}]
2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettleful}]
3: a large hemispherical brass or copper drum 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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