Ket"tle (k&ebreve;t"t'l), n. [OE. ketel; cf. AS.
cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill,
SW. kittel, Dan.
kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG.
chezzī kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]
A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth,
often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.
Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles.
[Obs.] Shelton. -- Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at
the head and tail of a book. Knight.
Hear it pronounced