copper kettle

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copper
noun
uk
/ˈkɒp.ər/us
/ˈkɑː.pɚ/
a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire ...
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kettle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈket.əl/us
/ˈket̬.əl/
a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic ...
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(Definition ofcopperandkettlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Kettle corn is a variation of normal popcorn, cooked with white sugar and salt, traditionally in a largecopperkettle.
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The company's logo is a green dragon coiled around the top of a brewer'scopperkettle.
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Serving lamas, two to each heavycopperkettle, moved up and down pouring salt tea.
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He is also said to have carried out experiments in coal gas, using coal heated in acopperkettlein a small cave near his father's mill.
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At the top of each furnace were up to seven copper kettles or boilers, each one smaller and hotter than the previous one.
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Traditionally, apple butter was prepared in large copper kettles outside.
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Several villages organize folk feasts, during which lekvar is cooked in copper kettles (cauldrons).
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Anyone with lots of old copper kettles could mint better.
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The image at right shows the concretized remnants of whale oil that built up around the large (ca. 2-3m diameter) copper kettles in which the blubber was rendered.
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Stills, called "alambiques, alquitaras" or "potas" are traditionally large copper kettles that are heated over an open fire, while a "poteiro" ("orujo" distiller) watches over his brew.
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At many of these events, apple butter is cooked on-site in the traditional method, using huge copper kettles over open fires that are stirred for hours.
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