kit

Etymology 1
From, , , from. Related to 🇨🇬 (see below). The further etymology is unknown. Perhaps from, , which would be related to the root of 🇨🇬, itself of non-Indo-European origin.

The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in US English in the mid 20th century.

Noun

 * 1) A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
 * 2) A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
 * 3) * 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):
 * He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.
 * 1) A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
 * 2) Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
 * 3) A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
 * 4)  The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
 * 5)  Clothing.
 * 6)  A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
 * 7)  The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
 * 8)  A drum kit.
 * 9)  The whole set; kit and caboodle.
 * 1)  A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
 * 2)  The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
 * 3)  A drum kit.
 * 4)  The whole set; kit and caboodle.
 * 1)  A drum kit.
 * 2)  The whole set; kit and caboodle.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Georgian:
 * Hungarian: fabödön, favödör


 * Dutch:
 * Hungarian: halaskosár


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: výstroj,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Georgian: აღჭურვილობა, აღკაზმულობა
 * Hungarian:, ,  ,
 * Italian: armamentario,
 * Polish: rynsztunek
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: výbava, ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: კომპლექტი, ნაკრები, აღჭურვილობა, აღკაზმულობა
 * Hungarian:, , , egységcsomag,
 * Italian: armamentario
 * Polish: rynsztunek
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, enselle


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:, rakennussarja,
 * Hungarian:, , lapra szerelt áru,
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: dragt
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: drakt
 * Nynorsk: drakt


 * Bulgarian:
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:,  ,  ,
 * Czech: stavebnice
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:,  ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Volapük:

Verb

 * 1)  To assemble or collect something into kits.
 * We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.
 * 1)  To equip (somebody) with something.

Etymology 2
A short form of and/or. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, beaver, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox"). Later usage (for other animals) perhaps influenced by chit.

Noun

 * 1) A kitten young cat.
 * 2) A kit fox.
 * 3) A young fox.
 * 4) A young beaver.
 * 5) A young skunk.
 * 6) A young ferret.
 * 7) A young rabbit.
 * 8) A young weasel

Translations

 * Bulgarian: котенце
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Italian:

Etymology 3
16th century, perhaps from cithara.

Etymology 4
Borrowed from, (circa 1880).

Noun

 * 1) A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) whale (Cetacea)

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) putty

Etymology 2
From (1980).

Etymology 1
Of origin. Possibly borrowed from the dialectal, from. The German word has also appeared as, from , from 🇨🇬, which would be related to the root of , itself of non-Indo-European origin.

Noun

 * 1) metal can, used mainly for coal

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) sealant

Etymology 3
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) set of tools

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  to assemble

Noun

 * 1) buttocks
 * kit tɔm : mouth of the river (literally: buttocks [of the] river)

Noun

 * 1) mountain

Noun

 * 1) chair

Etymology 1
, from, , from , , , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) putty
 * 2)  lie

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  collection of items needed for a specific purpose
 * 2)  collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
 * 1)  collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble

Etymology
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Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) whale

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) whale

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) putty

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) putty

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1) whale