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teakettle

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tea·ket·tle  (tktl)
n.
A covered kettle with a spout and handle, used for boiling water, as for tea.
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Noun1.teakettleteakettle - kettle for boiling water to make tea
kettle, boiler - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
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The shades were up, and there was a roaring fire in the stove; the teakettle was singing and bubbling as it sent out a cloud of steam, and pushed over its capacious nose was a half sheet of note paper with "Compliments of Rebecca" scrawled on it.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Such a cunning teakettle and saucepan, and a t^te-.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
Peter shuffled to his feet, caught up the teakettle and mixed him some hot water and whiskey.
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