kettle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: kettle	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for kettle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kettle n a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: kettle, boiler] the quantity a kettle will hold Synonym(s): kettle, kettleful (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits Synonym(s): kettle hole, kettle a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it Synonym(s): kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kettle \Ket"tle\ (k[ecr]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[c6] 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kettle, KY Zip code(s): 42752
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Kettle a large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (Ps. 81:6), "caldron" (2 Chr. 35:13), "basket" (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam. 2:13, 14).