Kelly Kettle

noun

A portable outdoor water boiler.

Meanings

nounKelly Kettle (plural Kelly Kettles)

plural Kelly Kettles

  1. A portable outdoor water boiler.

Origin

Genericized trademark, originating in Ireland in the 1890s.

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APA

Kelly Kettle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kelly%20Kettle

MLA

“Kelly Kettle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kelly%20Kettle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kelly Kettle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kelly%20Kettle.

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