war-kettlen.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːˌkɛtl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔrˌkɛd(ə)l/

Among North American Indians, a kettle which was set on the fire as a part of the ceremony of inaugurating a war; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > call to arms > by symbol

fire cross1523

fiery cross1587

crostarie1685

war-kettle1754

war-hatchet1760

war-post1826

war-arrow1865

1754 World No. 102. ⁋7 At a meeting of the Sachems it was determined to take up the hatchet, and make the war-kettle boil.

1757 W. Burke Acct. European Settlem. Amer. I. ii. iv. 181 The principal captain summons the youth of the town to which he belongs; the war kettle is set on the fire;..the hatchet is sent to all the villages of the same nation, and to all its allies.

1764 E. Carter Let. 3 Feb. in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) II. 3 The Duke had made a dinner in honor of the wedding, for the Dukes of D. G. P. B. Lord R. and other chiefs of the war-kettle.

1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. lxxxviii. (note) His [the prisoner's] dissevered limbs are boiled in the war-kettle, and devoured by his executioners.

1791 J. Long Voy. Indian Interpreter 146 They..brought him to the war-kettle to make his death-feast: which consisted of dog, tyger-cat, and bear's grease, [etc.]..of which he was compelled to eat.

1862 C. H. Spurgeon New Park St. & Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit VII. 283 They shall empty their war-kettle, and they shall bury their swords.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	war-kettle
释义	war-kettlen. Brit. /ˈwɔːˌkɛtl/, U.S. /ˈwɔrˌkɛd(ə)l/ Among North American Indians, a kettle which was set on the fire as a part of the ceremony of inaugurating a war; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > call to arms > by symbol fire cross1523 fiery cross1587 crostarie1685 war-kettle1754 war-hatchet1760 war-post1826 war-arrow1865 1754 World No. 102. ⁋7 At a meeting of the Sachems it was determined to take up the hatchet, and make the war-kettle boil. 1757 W. Burke Acct. European Settlem. Amer. I. ii. iv. 181 The principal captain summons the youth of the town to which he belongs; the war kettle is set on the fire;..the hatchet is sent to all the villages of the same nation, and to all its allies. 1764 E. Carter Let. 3 Feb. in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) II. 3 The Duke had made a dinner in honor of the wedding, for the Dukes of D. G. P. B. Lord R. and other chiefs of the war-kettle. 1776 W. J. Mickle in tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Introd. p. lxxxviii. (note) His [the prisoner's] dissevered limbs are boiled in the war-kettle, and devoured by his executioners. 1791 J. Long Voy. Indian Interpreter 146 They..brought him to the war-kettle to make his death-feast: which consisted of dog, tyger-cat, and bear's grease, [etc.]..of which he was compelled to eat. 1862 C. H. Spurgeon New Park St. & Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit VII. 283 They shall empty their war-kettle, and they shall bury their swords. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1754
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