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KIDDING
KID
kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
(verb) be silly or tease one another; “After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
kidding
present participle of kid
Noun
kidding (plural kiddings)
The action of the verb kid.
(agriculture) The act of a goat giving birth.
Source: Wiktionary
KID
Kid, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki, Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young goat. The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. Is. xi. 6 .
2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] Charles Reade.
3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.
4. pl.
Definition: Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low]
5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. Cooper.
Kid, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidding.]
Definition: To bring forth a young goat.
Kid, n. Etym: [Cf. W. cidysen.]
Definition: A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Kid, p. p.
Definition: of Kythe. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.
Kid, v. t.
Definition: See Kiddy, v. t. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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