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Kettle

speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
for
a
or
food, usually
and
with a lid.
The
by a kettle.
A
or
used to
water for the
of
and other foodstuffs.
In Geology:
A
, sometimes any pothole.
In Ornithology:
A group of
a
, especially when migrating.
In Rail transportation:
A
locomotive
In Musical instruments:
A kettledrum.
An
of
; a group of
or
in a
area.
A
. Cockney
from 'kettle and
' to 'fob' (fob
)
Alternative form of
(“
fishweir”)

Verb

In British English:
Of a
: to make a
like the
of a
,
of various types of fault.

Name

A surname.
A
in Fife
,
Cupar in Scotland.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

kettle
English
arrow
ketel
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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