~ 1
■ noun
1》 a young goat.
↘leather made from a young goat's skin.
2》 informal a child or young person.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) (of a goat) give birth.
Phrases
handle (or treat ) someone/thing with ~ gloves deal with someone or something very carefully.
~s' stuff informal something that is easy or simple to do.
Origin
ME: from ON kith , of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) informal
1》 deceive playfully; tease.
↘fool into believing something.
2》 ( ~ around ) behave in a silly way.
Derivatives
~der noun
~ding adjective
~dingly adverb
Origin
C19: perh. from ~ 1 , expressing the notion ‘make a child or goat of’.
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~ 3
■ noun archaic a small wooden tub, especially a sailor's mess tub for grog or rations.
Origin
C18: perh. a var. of kit 1 .