kitty

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  1. noun A fund made up of a portion of each pot in a poker game.
  2. noun A pool of money, especially one to which a number of people have contributed for a designated purpose.
  3. noun See widow.
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  • But he was too weak to nurse, and his feistier siblings pushed him out of the way I guess I should have done something then, but I knew mama kitty was his best shot. —  Asimov's SF, October-November2006
  • She was always a constant for me, no matter how many times I moved, my kitty was there to sit in my lap and demand to be pet. —  Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums
  • Well, not REALLY ... but this picture of Penny that P. took and modified seems to demonstrate that our kitty is a drug fiend! —  Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'
  • There is no record of domesticated cats before 3,000 B.C., though by that time the kitty was already regarded as sacred in some Near Eastern cultures.
  • J and I have started to feed a kitty, which is doing fine so far (as fine as one can be freezing outside). —  stella and/or ben
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  1. Probably from kit1.
  2. Shortening and alteration of kitten.

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  1. Dim. of kit, or cat. Cf. kitten, kitling.
  2. Var. of kit.
  3. Cf. kit.
  4. Also kittle; abbreviation of kittiwake.
  5. Cf. kidcote.
 

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