imp. of Kit to cut. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Kittle, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i.
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resembling a kitten; playful;
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n. a plant of the genus
n. (Zool.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has only three toes. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. Kit a kitten. ] (Zool.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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. ]
a. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ticklish; kittle. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Sp. quitasol. ] The Chinese paper parasol. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Skit, v. t. ] To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.
The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips the spoon over the surface. James A. Henshall. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. i. To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals; to skip; to skim.
Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a feet before settling down. T. Roosevelt. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ See Skit, v. t. ]
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a. Pertaining to the game of skittles. [ 1913 Webster ]
Skittle alley,
Skittle ball,
n. (Zool.) The piked dogfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Of Scand. origin. √159. See Shoot, v. t., and cf. Shuttle, Skit, v. t. ] An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Skittish. ] (Zool.) A rail; as, the water rail (called also