kettle¹ /ketˈl/

1. A container for boiling water, with a spout, a lid and a handle
2. A metal container for heating liquids or cooking something in liquid
3. A kettle hole (geology)
4. An enclosed area created by cordons of police officers to control public protesters
5. A kettledrum (Shakespeare)

To contain (protesters) in an enclosed area

kettˈleful noun

kettˈledrum noun (music)

A percussion instrument, consisting of a hollow metal hemisphere with a parchment head, tuned by screws which adjust the tension

kettˈledrummer noun

kettˈle-holder noun

A cloth, etc for lifting a hot kettle

kettle hole noun (geology)

A circular hollow in rock caused by the melting of a trapped block of ice

kettˈlestitch noun (bookbinding)

The stitch that is made at the head and tail of each section of a book to interlock the sections

a kettle of fish

1. A situation, set of circumstances, esp in the ironic phrase a pretty kettle of fish an awkward mess
2. Orig a riverside picnic at which newly-caught salmon were cooked on the spot (obsolete)

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