OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12397

teakettle

/ˈtiˌkɛtəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tetera
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.
“Such a cunning teakettle and saucepan, and a tete-a-tete set, and lots of good things to eat. Do have toast for tea, Polly, and let me make it with the new toasting fork; it's suc…
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