TEAKETTLE

teakettle

(noun) kettle for boiling water to make tea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teakettle (plural teakettles)

(dated outside US) A vessel for boiling water for tea.

Source: Wiktionary


Tea"ket`tle, n.

Definition: A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea, coffee, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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