Definitions for: Kettle

[n] a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
[n] a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
[n] the quantity a kettle will hold

Webster (1913) Definition: 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[=i] 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.

Synonyms: boiler, kettledrum, kettleful, timpani, tympani, tympanum

See Also: containerful, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, pot, teakettle

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