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Teakettle

//ˈtiˌkɛtəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

    "Phœbe and the fire that boiled the teakettle were equally bright, cheerful, and efficient, in their respective offices."

  2. 2
    kettle for boiling water to make tea wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a shrill sound like a boiling teakettle. intransitive, rare

    "The Carolina wrens love it too, and they were teakettling away around me."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tea + kettle.

Etymology 2

From tea + kettle.

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