Kitling
(Kit"ling) n. [Kit a kitten + -ling: cf. Icel. ketlingr.] A young kitten; a whelp. [Obs. or Scot.] B. Jonson.

Kitte
(Kit"te) imp. of Kit to cut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kittel
(Kit"tel) v. t. See Kittle, v. t.

Kitten
(Kit"ten) n. [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf. G. kitze a young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim. of chat cat, also E. kitling. See Cat.] A young cat.

Kitten
(Kit"ten), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Kittened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kittening.] To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens. Shak. H. Spencer.

Kittenish
(Kit"ten*ish), a. Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition. Richardson.

Kittiwake
(Kit"ti*wake) n. (Zoöl.) A northern gull inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.

Kittle
(Kit"tle) v. i. [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Kittle
(Kit"tle), v. t. [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.] To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.

Kittle
(Kit"tle), a. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Kittlish
(Kit"tlish) a. Ticklish; kittle. Sir W. Scott.

Kittysol
(Kit*ty*sol") n. [Sp. quitasol.] The Chinese paper parasol.

Kive
(Kive) n. A mash vat. See Keeve. [Obs.]

Kiver
(Kiv"er) v. t. To cover.n. A cover. [Disused except in illiterate speech.]

Kivikivi
(Ki`vi*ki"vi Ki`wi*ki"wi) n.; pl. Kivikivies Kiwikiwies (Zoöl.) Any species of Apteryx, esp. A. australis; — so called in imitation of its notes. Called also kiwi. See Apteryx.


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