kits
English meaning: Kits
Definition
A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
Example
“The charity handed out hygiene kits to families after the flood.”
Another example: “The team unveiled their new home and away kits for the season.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'kit', a neutral noun for sets of equipment or parts for a task ('first-aid kits', 'tool kits'), assembly sets, or (British) sports clothing ('football kits'). The 'wooden vessel' sense is archaic. Also names baby ferrets or rabbits.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Middle Dutch 'kitte' (a wooden vessel); the sense of a set of equipment developed in the 18th century, perhaps from a soldier's kit-bag of belongings.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- first-aid kits
- tool kits
- starter kits
- football kits
- repair kits
- survival kits
Word Forms
kit (n); kits (pl); kit out (phrasal v)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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