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Synonyms for kettle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ket-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛt l

Définition of kettle

Origin :
  • Old English cetil (Mercian), from Latin catillus "deep pan or dish for cooking," diminutive of catinus "bowl, dish, pot." A general Germanic borrowing (cf. Old Saxon ketel, Old Frisian zetel, Middle Dutch ketel, Old High German kezzil, German Kessel). Spelling with a -k- (c.1300) probably is from influence of Old Norse cognate ketill. The smaller sense of "tea-kettle" is attested by 1769.
  • noun metal pot
Example sentences :
  • Then strain the liquor through a sieve, and put it into a kettle or stew-pan.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Skim them well, and keep the kettle covered when you are not skimming.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Cover the bottom of a large boiler or kettle with saw-dust or straw.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Cover the jar, and set it up to the neck in a kettle of boiling water.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • If the pot wants replenishing, do it with boiling water from a kettle.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • There was a kettle on the hob, as there had been night and day for fifteen years.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • If I'd got a few handy, I should have the kettle boiling all the sooner.'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Stanton took charge of the kettle and dished out the rations that night.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • After they had had their smoke, passing the pipes from mouth to mouth, I brought forth our kettle.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • Kumuk and Iksialook got up and with the kettle disappeared over the rocks.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

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