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percolator
[ pur-kuh-ley-ter ]
noun
- a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- something that percolates.
percolator
/ ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə /
noun
- a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container
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Word History and Origins
Origin of percolator1
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Example Sentences
What is the difference, as regards rail carriage, between a percolator and an everyday coffee pot?
"Don't let's settle down yet," Nannie said, standing beside the percolator like a young priestess beside an altar.
Macerate the drugs with alcohol and water, and after a few days transfer to percolator.
The servants declare that the wife invariably made the after-dinner coffee in a percolator that stood on the sideboard.
To filter, using the percolator, the coffee should be quite fine.
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