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To cut. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]Kit Kit, n. Kitten.
A kitten.
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Kit fox (Zo"ol.), a small burrowing fox (Vulpes velox),
inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is
brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white
below. Called also {swift fox}.
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Kit Kit, n. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. Guitar.
A small violin. ``A dancing master s kit. --Grew.
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Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit
with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to
dance. --Dickens.
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Kit Kit, n. [Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker,
decanter.]
1. A large bottle.
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2. A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the
bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel. --Wright.
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3. A straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.
[Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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4. A box for working implements.
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5. Hence: A collection of tools or other objects to be used
for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may
be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a
workman, a soldier, and the like; as, a plumber s kit; a
doctor s kit; a cosmetic kit; a first-aid kit.
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6. A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used
with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole
kit of them; the whole kit and kaboodle.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

