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kit1
NZ a flax basket
kit2
a kind of small violin, now obsolete, used esp by dancing masters in the 17th--18th centuries
kit3 a cub of various small mammals, such as the ferret or fox
(jargon)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.


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We had scarcely begun our repast when there was a knock at the door by which I had entered, and Nell bursting into a hearty laugh, which I was rejoiced to hear, for it was childlike and full of hilarity, said it was no doubt dear old Kit coming back at last.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
A SENATOR fell to musing as follows: "With the money which I shall get for my vote in favour of the bill to subsidise cat-ranches, I can buy a kit of burglar's tools and open a bank.
Fables by Aesop View in context
For answer Sylvia hummed the first verse of that famous song writ by Kit Marlowe.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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