Main Entry: ket·tle

Pronunciation: \ˈke-t^əl\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 13th century

1 : a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids; especially : teakettle
2 : kettledrum
3 a : pothole 1b b : a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift