Kettle (disambiguation)
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A kettle
is a vessel for heating water. Kettle may also refer to:
Kettle
A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own electric heating element.- Stovetop kettles :...
is a vessel for heating water. Kettle may also refer to:
Places
- Kettle, CaliforniaKettle, CaliforniaKettle is a former settlement in Plumas County, California. Kettle is located on the former stage coach route southeast of Beckwourth.The Kettle post office opened in 1899, moved in 1906, and closed in 1910. The name honored the pioneering Kettle family....
- Kettle, KentuckyKettle, KentuckyKettle is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 61 south of the city of Burkesville, the county seat of Cumberland County. Its elevation is 984 feet ....
- Kettle, West VirginiaKettle, West VirginiaKettle is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Kettle is southwest of Spencer....
- Kettle CreekKettle CreekKettle Creek may refer to:In Georgia :*Battle of Kettle Creek, an American Revolutionary War battle*Kettle Creek , a tributary of the Little RiverIn Ontario:*Kettle Creek , a tributary of Lake Erie...
- Kettle Falls, WashingtonKettle Falls, WashingtonKettle Falls is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States, named for the nearby Kettle Falls on the Columbia River, an ancient and important fishing site for Native Americans...
- Kettle MoraineKettle MoraineKettle Moraine is a large moraine in the state of Wisconsin stretching from Walworth County in the south to Kewaunee County in the north. It has also been referred to as the Kettle Range and, in geological texts, as the Kettle Interlobate Moraine....
, Wisconsin - Kettle RiverKettle River-Rivers:*Kettle River in British Columbia and Washington*Kettle River , a tributary of the St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota*Kettle River , a tributary of the Blueberry River in central Minnesota...
- Kettle River, MinnesotaKettle River, MinnesotaKettle River is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, along the Kettle River, for which it was named. The population was 180 at the 2010 census...
- Kettle Valley, British ColumbiaKettle Valley, British ColumbiaKettle Valley is a community in the Boundary Country region of the Interior of British Columbia. It sits on the north side of the Kettle River, just southwest of Greenwood.-References:...
Fiction
- Captain Kettle, fictional character in a series of novels by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- Kettle BottomKettle BottomKettle Bottom is a collection of historical poems published in 2004 by Perugia Press in Florence, Massachusetts and written by Diane Gilliam Fisher. The collection’s deep focus is on the West Virginia labor battles of 1920 and 1921, such as the Battle of Matewan and Battle of Blair Mountain...
, 2004 collection of poems by Diane Gilliam Fisher - Ma and Pa KettleMa and Pa KettleMa and Pa Kettle are comic film characters of the successful film series of the same name, produced by Universal Studios, in the late '40s and '50s. They are a hillbilly couple with fifteen children whose lives turn upside-down when they win a model-home-of-the-future in a slogan-writing contest...
, fictional characters in the 1945 novel The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald
Other uses
- Kettle (birds)Kettle (birds)A kettle is a term that birdwatchers use to describe a group of birds wheeling and circling in the air. The kettle may be composed of several different species at the same time. Nature photographer M...
, a flock in flight - Kettle (landform), remnant body of water
- Kettle drum
- Kettle FoodsKettle FoodsKettle Foods is an international manufacturer of potato chips, tortilla chips, and nut butters based in Salem, Oregon, United States, with a European and Middle East headquarters in Norwich, United Kingdom. As of 2006 they were the largest natural potato chip brand in the U.S...
, American food manufacturer - Kettle hatKettle hatA kettle hat is a type of helmet made of steel in the shape of a hat. There are many design variations. The only common element is a wide brim that afforded extra protection to the wearer....
- Kettle WarKettle WarThe Kettle War is the nickname given to a short war or incident between the troops of the Republic of the Seven Netherlands and the Holy Roman Empire that began on 8 October 1784...
- KettlingKettlingKettling is a police tactic for controlling large crowds during demonstrations or protests. It involves the formation of large cordons of police officers who then move to contain a crowd within a limited area. Protesters are left only one choice of exit, determined by the police, or are completely...
, a crowd control tactic - Kettle, alternate name for a potholePotholeA pothole is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole.- Formation :...
- Kettle RestaurantsKettle RestaurantsKettle Restaurants are located in 21 locations throughout five U.S. states. Kettle restaurants offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner.The first Kettle Restaurant was opened in 1968. Kettles Restaurants can usually be found near major highways and are open 24 hours a day. The restaurants are located in...
People with the surname
- Andrew KettleAndrew KettleAndrew J. Kettle : was an Irish nationalist politician, progressive farmer, agrarian agitator and founder member of the Irish Land League....
(1833-1916), Irish politician - Black KettleBlack KettleChief Black Kettle was a leader of the Southern Cheyenne after 1854, who led efforts to resist American settlement from Kansas and Colorado territories. He was a peacemaker who accepted treaties to protect his people. He survived the Third Colorado Cavalry's Sand Creek Massacre on the Cheyenne...
(1803-1868), Cheyenne leader - Brian KettleBrian KettleBrian Kettle is an English former footballer who played as a left-back.Kettle began his career with Liverpool, signing professional forms in 1973. He was to remain at Anfield for seven years, but could never rise above reserve level...
(born 1956), English football player - Charles KettleCharles KettleCharles Henry Kettle surveyed the city of Dunedin in New Zealand, imposing a bold design on a challenging landscape. He was aiming to create a Romantic effect and incidentally produced the world's steepest street, Baldwin Street....
(1821-1862), New Zealand surveyor - Digger KettleDigger KettleAlbert Henry "Digger" Kettle was a footballer who played for Colchester United.-Biography:Born in Colchester, Kettle served in the Royal Air Force in Rhodesia and Italy during World War II. After playing for Stanway Rovers, Chapel and Wakes Colne and Arclight Sports as a teenager, he signed for...
(1922-1999), British football player - Elizabeth KettleElizabeth KettleElizabeth Kettle, sometimes known as Liz Kettle, is an English character actress most famously known for her role as Honoria Glossop in the TV series Jeeves and Wooster and a recurring role as a WPC in Inspector Morse.-External links:*...
, British actress - Martin KettleMartin KettleMartin James Kettle is a British journalist and author. The son of two prominent communist activists Arnold Kettle and Margot Kettle , Martin Kettle was educated at Leeds Modern School and Balliol College, Oxford University.Kettle worked for the National Council for Civil Liberties as a research...
(born 1949), British journalist - Rupert Alfred KettleRupert Alfred KettleSir Rupert Alfred Kettle was an English county court judge born at Birmingham. His family had for some time been connected with the glass-staining business....
(1817-1894), British judge - Stephen KettleStephen KettleStephen Kettle is a British sculptor who works exclusively with slate.His best known works include Supermarine Spitfire designer R. J...
(born 1966), British sculptor - Tilly KettleTilly KettleTilly Kettle was a portrait painter and the first English painter to work in India. He was born in London, the son of a coach painter, in a family that had been members of the Brewers' Company of freemen for five generations...
(1735-1786), English painter - Tom Kettle (1880-1916), Irish writer and politician
- Wilson KettleWilson KettleWilliam Wilson Kettle was a Canadian centenarian.As did his father, who had emigrated from Dorset, England, Kettle worked as a mariner and a fisherman. At age 44, he worked as diver after the diver he had hired quit; he was 84 when he made his last dive...
(1860-1963), Canadian mariner