A watch is a Kettle in Cockney rhyming slang: KETTLE & HOB becomes FOB WATCH. The old fashioned watch that hung on a persons waistcoat.
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A watch is called a Kettle because kettles are often mistaken for watches. In order to simplify things, watch was later renamed to kettle. This watch/kettle confusion dates back 1963.
Kettle and hob - fob (watch)
Kettle and Hob - Fob Watch.
Kettle
yes there is a kettle called kelsey
A kettle drum is called a timpani
A paint kettle is called a "kettle" because it resembles the shape of a traditional tea kettle, typically with a spout and handle, making it easy to pour paint from. Its design and function are similar to a kettle used for boiling water, hence the name.
i think it is because they look like kettles
A big kettle, to make a lot of tea, is called an urn
"Kettle" is also known as a "wrist watch" in slang terminology typically used in prisons. This term is used to refer to the timekeeping duties assigned to inmates within correctional facilities. It is called a wrist watch because the inmates responsible for monitoring time would essentially act as human timekeepers, much like watches worn on the wrist.
kettle
Yes boil the kettle and watch the steam, its a gas.
No cat is involved in the name calling. It was the pot that called the kettle black. Like the cat who called the kitten furry.