Definition of kettle
1 : a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids; especially : teakettle
2 : kettledrum
3a : pothole 1bb : a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift
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All the remaining grain falls to the bottom of the stainless steel tun, creating a grain bed through which the liquid passes on its way back to the mash kettle.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 31, 2017 -- Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens, Little Covfefes & bigly Covfefes!
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With more than 200 craft breweries in Texas, competition keeps brew kettles around the state aiming high and introducing innovative combinations to consumers who are eager to sample them and take a few growlers home for later.
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And while jumping into a kettle is technically a rules violation, the NFL wasn’t going to fine Elliot for promoting the Salvation Army.
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There are two tiny rooms, one with decks, mixer, and monitors, the other with some chairs, a fridge, a kettle, several ashtrays, and a couple of PCs.
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Origin and Etymology 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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playDefinition of kettle for English Language Learners
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: a container used for heating or boiling liquid
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