*kitt*

v. t. See Kittle, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Kittened p. pr. & vb. n. Kittening. ] To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens. Shak. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- kit"ten*ish*ly, adv. -- kit"ten*ish*ness, n. [ PJC ]

n. a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has only three toes. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ Written also kittel. ] Halliwell. Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ticklish; kittle. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. [ Etym. uncertain. ] (Gaming) The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table; by extension, any pool of money aggregated from small contributions. R. F. Foster. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Sp. quitasol. ] The Chinese paper parasol. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Skit, v. t. ] To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.

The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips the spoon over the surface. James A. Henshall. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals; to skip; to skim.

Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a feet before settling down. T. Roosevelt. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ See Skit, v. t. ] 1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. “A restiff, skittish jade.” L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. “Skittish Fortune's hall.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Skit"tish*ly, adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the game of skittles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Skittle alley, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is played. --
Skittle ball, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing at the pins in the game of skittles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The piked dogfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Of Scand. origin. √159. See Shoot, v. t., and cf. Shuttle, Skit, v. t. ] An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins. [ 1913 Webster ]