KITTLING

Etymology 1

Verb

kittling

present participle of kittle

Etymology 2

Noun

kittling (plural kittlings)

(obsolete) Alternative form of kitling

Source: Wiktionary

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KITTLE

Kit"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Kit"tle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.]

Definition: To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.

Kit"tle, a.

Definition: Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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