1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a set of articles, equipment, or clothing needed for a specific purpose (first-aid kit; bicycle-repair kit).
2 the clothing etc. needed for any activity, esp. sport (football kit).
3 a set of all the parts needed to assemble an item, e.g. a piece of furniture, a model, etc.
4 Brit. a wooden tub.
--v.tr. (kitted, kitting) (often foll. by out, up) equip with the appropriate clothing or tools.
Etymology: ME f. MDu. kitte wooden vessel, of unkn. orig. 2. n.1 a kitten.
2 a young fox, badger, etc.
Etymology: abbr. 3. n. hist. a small fiddle esp. as used by a dancing-master.
Etymology: perh. f. L cithara; see CITTERN