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kit \kit\, (k[i^]t), v. t. [imp. {kitte}.]
To cut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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kit \kit\, n. [See {Kitten}.]
A kitten.
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{Kit fox} (Zool.), 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. [Gf. 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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