caboodle

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The miserable old caboodle was rusty, and nearly tore our nails off, but we got it loose at last, and hauled it off to a marshy lot, where we sunk it in the mud.

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  1. noun Informal The lot, group, or bunch: donated the whole caboodle.
  2. noun Informal A crowd or collection of people.

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  • Kit and caboodle (which is the most common form) dates back to the mid—eighteenth century and appeared first in England. —  The Word Detective
  • They were offering him the whole caboodle, lock, stock, and barrel, with themselves thrown in. —  The Blond Baboon—Janwillem van de Wetering—Grijpstra-De Gier 06
  • The New York Times Co. -- the whole caboodle, including the esteemed and necesssary flagship paper, 18 other, mostly monopoly dailies, the spunky About instructional search engine and minority ownership of the half-redeemed Boston Red Sox -- is worth less than what the company paid for just one of its properties, the Boston Globe. —  OJR
  • Hmmmm. I may have to check out a track or two more before I invest in the whole kit and caboodle, methinks! —  Word Magazine - Comments
  • If you want the full caboodle, opt for the 'menu surprise', a four-course showcase that sits alongside the regular à la carte and table d'hôte. —  The Guardian World News
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Alteration of boodle.

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  1. A slang term, conjectured to be a corruption of kit and boodle: see boodle.
 

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/kəˈbudl/
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