kettle
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noun \ˈke-təl\Definition of KETTLE
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: a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids; especially : teakettle
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a : pothole 1b b : a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift
See Origin of KETTLE
Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill (akin to Old English cietel kettle), both from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus bowl
First Known Use: 13th century
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