tea-kettlen.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-ˌkettle.

1. A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea.

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the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils

tea-kettle1705

tea-pot1705

maté1717

kitchen1721

tea-kitchen1770

urn1781

tea-urn1786

quart pot1806

tea-maker1814

sukey1823

samovar1830

billy1839

tea-boiler1839

billy-can1885

tea infuser1889

tea-can1890

tea-billy1894

tea ball1895

dixie1900

caddy-spoon1927

drum1931

Teasmade1938

tea machine1963

1705 London Gaz. No. 4063/4 A Tea Kettle, a gilt Tea-Pot.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 397 He that snatches up the copper handle of a tea kettle, and burns his fingers.

1865 Times 23 Aug. Wiesbaden..is as close and hot in the summer as a steaming tea-kettle.

in extended use.1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes iv. 18 There was a great demand in Australia for small river steamers... The difficulty, however, was to get such fragile tea-kettles across the ocean.attributive.1746 H. Miles in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 55 The Spirits were such as we use for the Tea-kettle Lamp.1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) vi. 51 Crimson silk tea-kettle holders.1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 63/2 Martha dropped the tea-kettle cover with a bang.

2. ass (= arse) over tea-kettle, head over heels (cf. arse over tip at arse n. and int. Phrases 1). U.S. slang

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > head over heels

tail over top1303

top over tailc1330

heels over headc1400

tail and top1558

head over heels1678

over head and heels1678

heels over gowdy1751

head over tip1824

arse over tip1922

ass over tea-kettle1963

1963 T. Pynchon V. i. 23 Fast enough..only to send Profane, garbage can and lettuce leaves flying ass over teakettle in a great green shower.

1977 J. Crosby Company of Friends vii. 51 Sascha's horse..stopped short... Sascha went ass over teakettle into the brambles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	tea-kettle
释义	tea-kettlen. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-ˌkettle. 1. A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils tea-kettle1705 tea-pot1705 maté1717 kitchen1721 tea-kitchen1770 urn1781 tea-urn1786 quart pot1806 tea-maker1814 sukey1823 samovar1830 billy1839 tea-boiler1839 billy-can1885 tea infuser1889 tea-can1890 tea-billy1894 tea ball1895 dixie1900 caddy-spoon1927 drum1931 Teasmade1938 tea machine1963 1705 London Gaz. No. 4063/4 A Tea Kettle, a gilt Tea-Pot. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 397 He that snatches up the copper handle of a tea kettle, and burns his fingers. 1865 Times 23 Aug. Wiesbaden..is as close and hot in the summer as a steaming tea-kettle. in extended use.1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes iv. 18 There was a great demand in Australia for small river steamers... The difficulty, however, was to get such fragile tea-kettles across the ocean.attributive.1746 H. Miles in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 55 The Spirits were such as we use for the Tea-kettle Lamp.1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) vi. 51 Crimson silk tea-kettle holders.1896 Peterson Mag. Jan. 63/2 Martha dropped the tea-kettle cover with a bang. 2. ass (= arse) over tea-kettle, head over heels (cf. arse over tip at arse n. and int. Phrases 1). U.S. slang ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [phrase] > head over heels tail over top1303 top over tailc1330 heels over headc1400 tail and top1558 head over heels1678 over head and heels1678 heels over gowdy1751 head over tip1824 arse over tip1922 ass over tea-kettle1963 1963 T. Pynchon V. i. 23 Fast enough..only to send Profane, garbage can and lettuce leaves flying ass over teakettle in a great green shower. 1977 J. Crosby Company of Friends vii. 51 Sascha's horse..stopped short... Sascha went ass over teakettle into the brambles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1705
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