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  • 1kettle — [n] metal pot boiler, cauldron, pot, steamer, teakettle, vat, vessel; concept 494 …

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  • 2Boiler — For the Limp Bizkit song, see Boiler (song). A portable boiler (preserved, Poland) …

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  • 3Boiler (steam generator) — Contents 1 Steam generator (component of prime mover) 2 Boiler types 2.1 Haycock and wagon top boilers …

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  • 4Kettle — A kettle is a kitchenware piece. Depending on culture and historical location, in the context of bathware the word kettle can have a variety of meanings. In the United Kingdom,the United States , Australia, New Zealand, Ireland , Canada and South …

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  • 5boiler — boilerless, adj. /boy leuhr/, n. 1. a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process… …

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  • 6kettle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pot, caldron, boiler; teakettle. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. teakettle, cauldron, saucepan, stewpot; see pot 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. cauldron, pot, boiler, vessel, vat, stew… …

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  • 7boiler — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. double boiler, evaporator, hot water cooker, kettle; see pan , pot 1 …

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  • 8kettle — n 1. pot, stewpot, cauldron, boiler, pan, saucepan, stewpan; vat, tub, crucible; teakettle, coffeepot. 2. kettledrum, timpani, tympanum, percussion instrument, drum …

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  • 9boiler — boil•er [[t]ˈbɔɪ lər[/t]] n. 1) mac a closed vessel in which water is heated to make steam for powering turbines, supplying heat, etc 2) coo a vessel, as a kettle, for boiling or heating 3) a tank in which water is heated and stored, as for… …

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  • 10Kelly Kettle — Heat from the fire travels up the middle of the kettle, exiting out of the central hole. The offset hole (at an angle) is the water spout …

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