Definition of Ketle
Ket"tle (k&ebreve;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.
chezzī 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A vessel for boiling water.
To cook pasta, you first need to put the kettle on.
- (US) A vessel for boiling other liquids aswell.
There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.
- {British) The use of the vessel for boiling tea.
Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.
- A cooking pot used to steam fish.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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