noun (n)

• the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixieland, south
  

  source: wordnet30
• a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War.(noun)

  source: webster1913