Kitling

Kitling
Kitling \Kit"ling\, n. [Kit a kitten + -ling: cf. Icel. ketlingr.] A young kitten; a whelp. [Obs. or Scot.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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  • Kitten — Kit ten (k[i^]t t n), 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • kitten — kittenlike, adj. /kit n/, n. 1. a young cat. v.t., v.i. 2. (of cats) to give birth; bear. [1350 1400; ME kitoun, appar. b. kiteling KITLING and MF chitoun, var. of chaton kitten] * * * …   Universalium

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