The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

kit \kit\, (k[i^]t), v. t. [imp. kitte.]
   To cut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

kit \kit\, n. [See Kitten.]
   A kitten.
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   Kit fox (Zool.), 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kit \Kit\, n. [Gf. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. Guitar.]
   A small violin. "A dancing master's kit." --Grew.
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         Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit
         with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to
         dance.                                   --Dickens.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kit \Kit\, n. [Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker,
   decanter.]
   1. A large bottle.
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   2. A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the
      bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel. --Wright.
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   3. A straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.
      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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   4. A box for working implements.
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   5. Hence: A collection of tools or other objects to be used
      for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may
      be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a
      workman, a soldier, and the like; as, a plumber's kit; a
      doctor's kit; a cosmetic kit; a first-aid kit.
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   6. A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used
      with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole
      kit of them; the whole kit and kaboodle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kit
    n 1: a case for containing a set of articles
    2: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified
       purpose [syn: kit, outfit]
    3: young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit"
    v 1: supply with a set of articles or tools [syn: kit out,
         kit up, kit]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

kit

    (Usenet, possibly from DEC) Slang for a full
   software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.  A
   source software distribution that has been packaged in such a
   way that it can (theoretically) be unpacked and installed
   according to a series of steps using only standard Unix
   tools, and entirely documented by some reasonable chain of
   references from the top-level README file.  The more general
   term distribution may imply that special tools or more
   stringent conditions on the host environment are required.

   [Jargon File]

   (1994-11-18)


The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

kit
 n.

    [Usenet; poss.: fr.: DEC slang for a full software distribution, as
    opposed to a patch or upgrade] A source software distribution that has been
    packaged in such a way that it can (theoretically) be unpacked and
    installed according to a series of steps using only standard Unix tools,
    and entirely documented by some reasonable chain of references from the
    top-level README file. The more general term distribution may imply
    that special tools or more stringent conditions on the host environment are
    required.