kettle bottom

noun

A smooth cylindrical piece of petrified wood in the ceiling of a mine which may drop down and injure or kill miners

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Meanings

nounkettle bottom (plural kettle bottoms)

plural kettle bottoms

  1. businessA smooth cylindrical piece of petrified wood in the ceiling of a mine which may drop down and injure or kill miners
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APA

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“kettle bottom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kettle%20bottom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kettle bottom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kettle%20bottom.

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