Kittle

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kittle \Kit"tle\ (k[i^]t"t'l), v. i. [Cf. {Kit} a kitten.]
     (Zool.)
     To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov.
     Eng. & Scot.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kittle \Kit"tle\, 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kittle \Kit"tle\, a.
     Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult;
     variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell. --Sir W. Scott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kiddle \Kid"dle\, n. [Cf. LL. kidellus, Armor. ki[=a]el]
     A kind of basketwork weir in a river, for catching fish.
     [Improperly spelled {kittle}.]
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