percolator
Americannoun
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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.
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something that percolates.
noun
Etymology
Origin of percolator
Example Sentences
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He stopped to watch a La Parrilla worker pour a giant jug of Jamaica into a percolator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
A big choice is how to brew it: espresso, filter, plunger, percolator, instant and more.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2022
If your pipe has a network of small winding tubes inside the main piece, that is a percolator.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
During the rehearsal, as coffee bubbled in a percolator, everyone tried to inhabit the characters, old and new, even when the characters voiced opinions that diverged from the actors’ own.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
Miss Celia goes to the coffee percolator, pours two cups, but then stops.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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