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  1. noun A set of articles or implements used for a specific purpose: a survival kit; a shaving kit.
  2. noun A container for such a set.
  3. noun A set of parts or materials to be assembled: a model airplane kit.
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  • The "extra" part in this kit is a thin tube that connects the flamethrower to its fuel tank. —  Tabletop Gaming News
  • The sixth part of this kit is an ammo belt that connects the drum to the weapon. —  Tabletop Gaming News
  • The only thing missing in the kit was a different facial expression. —  Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
  • The media kit is a big part, Brice Wernet (the author of Maxisound driver on BeOS) is working hard on it's design. —  OSNews
  • Included in the kit is a colorimeter and counterweight, ambient light diffuser and protective shell, software CD and quick install guide. —  Macworld
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  1. Middle English kitte, wooden tub, probably from Middle Dutch.
  2. Short for kitten.
  3. Origin unknown.

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  1. from Middle English kytt, from Middle Dutch kitte, beaker, decanter, a large drinking-vessel made of staves and hoops, Dutch kit, a beaker. Cf. Norwegian kitte, a corn-bin.
  2. from kit, n.
  3. A dial. variant of kith.
  4. Abbr. of kitten.
  5. apparently ult. abbreviation of Anglo-Saxon cytere, from Latin cithara, a guitar: see cittern, gittern, guitar.
  6. = Danish kit = Swedish kitt, putty, from German kitt, formerly kütt, Middle High German küt, küte, cement, lute, putty, Old High German cuti, chuti, quiti, a gluey substance, = Anglo-Saxon cwidu, cudu, gum: see cud.
  7. Perhaps a particular use of kit.
  8. Maori kete, Samoan and Tahitian ete, a basket, = Hawaiian eke, a bag.
 

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