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kettle noun

  /ˈkɛ.təl/ , /ˈkɪtəl/ , [ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩] , [ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩]
  • A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
bouilloire

kettle verb

  /ˈkɛ.təl/ , /ˈkɪtəl/ , [ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩] , [ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩]
  • (originally, British, of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
nasser

kettling noun

  • A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.
nasse
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