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 ]