ket·tle /ˈkɛtḷ/
  壺,水壺,水鍋
  Ket·tle n.  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.
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  kettle
       n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
            boiler]
       2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: kettleful]
       3: (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results
          from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial
          deposits [syn: kettle hole]
       4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
          with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
          on it [syn: kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani]
  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).