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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
kettle
    n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
         kettle, boiler]
    2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: kettle, 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, kettle]
    4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
       with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on
       it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani,
       timpani]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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[imac] 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.
   [1913 Webster]

   Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] --Shelton.

   Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at
      the head and tail of a book. --Knight.
      [1913 Webster]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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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