Definitions
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- noun An amount sufficient to fill a
kettle , particularly of a kettle used forcooking .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quantity a kettle will hold
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Examples
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But this time, the tempered glass shattered, throwing the scalding kettleful onto my thighs.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
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But this time, the tempered glass shattered, throwing the scalding kettleful onto my thighs.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
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But this time, the tempered glass shattered, throwing the scalding kettleful onto my thighs.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
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But this time, the tempered glass shattered, throwing the scalding kettleful onto my thighs.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
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Neither boy waited to see more; another kettleful of chickpeas smoking in a heap on the floor; soda crackers crumbled and strewn in a line next to the doorsill.
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Having done the honours of his house in this hospitable manner, Mr. Peggotty went out to wash himself in a kettleful of hot water, remarking that ‘cold would never get his muck off’.
David Copperfield 2007
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I put on gloves, boiled up a kettleful, and just poured, then rubbed, then poured. . .
I Hate Entropy (and the feeling's mutual) - A Dress A Day 2007
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Mother Holle led her also to the great door; but while she was standing beneath it, instead of the gold a big kettleful of pitch was emptied over her.
Household Tales 2003
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Then she left them and went down into the palace kitchens, where she told the servants to sharpen the knives, and to make a great fire ready, and hang a large kettleful of water over it.
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There was no water heater, so hot water was produced a kettleful at a time on the propane stove.
The Emerald Triangle Archer, Miles 2003
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