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kettle

ket.tle \'ket-*l\ n [ME ketel, fr. ON ketill; akin to OE cietel kettle; 
   both fr.]a prehistoric Gmc word borrowed fr. L catillus, dim. of catinus 
   bowl 1: a metallic vessel for boiling liquids; esp : TEAKETTLE  obs  2: 
   KETTLEDRUM  3a: POTHOLE  3b: a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage 
   esp. in a deposit of glac ial drift