Main Entry:

¹kit

Pronunciation:

\ˈkit\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English

Date:

14th century

1dialect British : a wooden tub2 a (1): a collection of articles usually for personal use <a travel kit> (2): a set of tools or implements <a carpenter's kit> (3): a set of parts to be assembled or worked up <a model-airplane kit> (4): a packaged collection of related material <a convention kit> (5)chiefly British : gear <run over to my billet and get some overnight kit — Lionel Shapiro> b: a container for any of such sets or collections3: a group of persons or things —usually used in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle