■ noun (in phr. the whole ~ or the whole kit and ~ ) informal the whole number or quantity of people or things in question.
Origin
C19 (orig. US): perh. from the phr. kit and boodle , in the same sense.
■ noun (in phr. the whole ~ or the whole kit and ~ ) informal the whole number or quantity of people or things in question.
Origin
C19 (orig. US): perh. from the phr. kit and boodle , in the same sense.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004