KITTING

Etymology

Noun

kitting (uncountable)

(manufacturing, retail) The process of assembling or bundling various related goods for sale to increase revenue.

Verb

kitting

present participle of kit

Source: Wiktionary


KIT

Kit, v. t. [imp. Kitte.]

Definition: To cut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kit, n. Etym: [See Kitten.]

Definition: A kitten. Kit fox (Zoöl.), 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.

Kit, n. Etym: [Gf. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. Guitar.]

Definition: A small violin. "A dancing master's kit." Grew. Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance. Dickens.

Kit, m. Etym: [Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker, decanter.]

1. A large bottle.

2. A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel. Wright.

3. straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

4. A box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like.

5. A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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