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In addition to the idiom beginning with kettle, also see pot calling the kettle black.

Large masses of ice can become incorporated in glacial till and may be preserved after the glacier has retreated. When one of these bodies of ice finally melts, it leaves a depression in the landscape; a kettle hole, also known as a dead ice hollow. These are particularly common in Mecklenburg, northern Germany.

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• Basins, Ladles, Cups, and Pots - kettle: container for boiling liquids, cooking foods, etc.
• Types of Trains, Cars, and Lines - kettle: Slang. small steam locomotive, esp. decrepit one
• Pots and Pans - kettle: metal pot for boiling water, often with narrow opening or spout at top

For other uses, see Kettle (disambiguation).

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A kettle

A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own electric heating element.

Contents 1 Stovetop kettles 2 Electric kettles 3 History 4 Similar devices 5 See also 6 References

Stovetop kettles

A stovetop kettle is a roughly pitcher shaped metal vessel used to heat water on a stovetop or hob. Kettles usually have a handle on top, a spout, and a lid. Sometimes stove-mounted kettles also have a steam whistle which indicates when the water has reached boiling point.

Electric kettles

See also: Electric water boiler

Electric kettles are normally constructed of durable plastic or steel (with a plastic handle) and powered by mains electricity. In modern designs, once the water has reached boiling, the kettle automatically deactivates to prevent the water boiling away and damaging the heating element.

History

The word kettle originates from Old Norse ketill "cauldron". The Old English spelling was ċetel with initial che- [tʃ] like 'cherry', Middle English (and dialectal) was chetel, both come (together with German Kessel "cauldron") ultimately from Germanic *katilaz, that was borrowed from Latin catillus, diminutive form of catīnus "deep vessel for serving or cooking food",^[1] which in various contexts is translated as "bowl", "deep dish", or "funnel".

A kettle is probably the most ancient kind of metal cooking utensil.^{[citation needed]} Common materials were wrought iron and pressed steel plate.

Similar devices

• A cauldron is a large kettle hung over an open fire, usually on an arc-shaped hanger called a bail.
• A fish kettle is a long slim metal cooking vessel with a tight fitting lid to enable cooking of whole large fish such as salmon.
• A kettle grill is a dome shaped grill with a rounded lid, resembling a cauldron.
• A kettle drum is a kettle (cauldron) shaped drum.

See also

• Kelly kettle
• Samovar
• Tetsubin
• Teapot
• Windermere kettle

References

1. ^ T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press, 1993 (ISBN 0-19-283098-8). p. 252.

• Stevenson, Seth (Nov. 8, 2005). "A Watched Pot". Slate.
• "Engineering Studies the definitive guide" By Paul L. Copeland, © Anno Domini 2000 Pty Ltd (publisher)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kedel, gryde

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    noget helt andet
• a fine kettle of fish    den er helt gal, sikken en redelighed
• a pretty kettle of fish    den er helt gal, sikken en redelighed
• whistling kettle    fløjtekedel

Nederlands (Dutch)
ketel

Français (French)
n. - bouilloire

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    (être) une autre paire de manches
• a fine kettle of fish    (être) dans de beaux draps/dans un joli pétrin
• a pretty kettle of fish    (être) dans de beaux draps/dans un joli pétrin
• whistling kettle    bouilloire à sifflet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kessel, Gletschertopf

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    eine ganz andere Sache
• a fine kettle of fish    eine schöne Bescherung
• a pretty kettle of fish    eine schöne Bescherung
• whistling kettle    Pfeifkessel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατσαρόλα, χύτρα, βραστήρας νερού

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    εντελώς διαφορετικό ζήτημα
• a fine kettle of fish    πελάγωμα, μπλέξιμο
• a pretty kettle of fish    πελάγωμα, μπλέξιμο
• whistling kettle    βραστήρας που σφυρίζει όταν βράζει το νερό

Italiano (Italian)
bollitore

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    tutt'altra cosa
• pretty/fine kettle of fish    un bel pasticcio
• whistling kettle    bollitore a valvola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chaleira (f), bule (m)

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    ...são outros quinhentos (fig.)
• pretty/fine kettle of fish    situação (f) difícil, fria (f) (gír.)
• whistling kettle    chaleira (f) com apito

Русский (Russian)
чайник, котелок

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    совсем другое дело
• pretty/fine kettle of fish    запутанное и неприятное положение
• whistling kettle    чайник со свистком

Español (Spanish)
n. - pava, hervidor, caldero

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    harina de otro costal
• a fine kettle of fish    (meterse) en un berenjenal, situación que puede derivar en dificultades para alguien
• a pretty kettle of fish    (meterse) en un berenjenal, situación que puede derivar en dificultades para alguien
• whistling kettle    hervidor de silbato, pava con silbato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanna för tevatten, kaffekokare, kaffepanna, kittel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
茶壶, 罐

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    两码事, 截然不同的人或事物
• a fine kettle of fish    混乱, 难办的事
• a pretty kettle of fish    一团糟, 难办的事
• whistling kettle    呜笛水壶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 茶壺, 罐

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    兩碼事, 截然不同的人或事物
• a fine kettle of fish    混亂, 難辦的事
• a pretty kettle of fish    一團糟, 難辦的事
• whistling kettle    嗚笛水壺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 솥, 주전자, 북

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    다른 것[일]
• a fine kettle of fish    대혼란, 분규
• a pretty kettle of fish    대혼란, 분규

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - やかん

idioms:

• pretty/fine kettle of fish    厄介な立場, 苦境
• whistling kettle    笛吹きケトル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غلايه الشاي, الفجوة الدردوريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קומקום‬

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