kitv. t. To cut.(Chaucer.)n.[See Kitten.] A kitten.()Kit fox (Zol.), a small burrowing fox (Vulpes velox), inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white below. Called also swift fox.()n.[Gf. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. Guitar.] A small violin.(Grew.)Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance. (Dickens.)n.[Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker, decanter.]1. A large bottle.()2. A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel.(Wright.)3. A straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.(Halliwell.)4. A box for working implements.()5. A collection of tools or other objects to be used for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like; as, a plumber's kit; a doctor's kit; a cosmetic kit; a first-aid kit.()6. A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them; the whole kit and kaboodle.()