| 释义 |
kit·ty
I. \ˈkid.]ē, -it], ]i\ noun
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Etymology: from Kitty, nickname for Catherine
1. also kittie \“\-s chiefly Scotland : a girl of easy virtue : wench
2. : kitty wren
II. noun
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Etymology: kit (IV) + -y
: cat 1a; especially : kitten
III. noun
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Etymology: kit (I) + -y
1. : a small bowl or other receptacle
2.
a.
(1) : a fund in a poker game accumulated by taking one or two chips from each large pot and used (as to pay expenses or buy refreshments) for the players
(2) : a pool that belongs to all players in a game but that participates in the scoring or settlement of certain hands as though it were a player opposed to the bidder
b. : a sum of money or collection of goods usually accumulated by occasional small contributions and often administered by or for the contributors : pool, fund
< enough in the kitty to make the trip — E.K.Gann >
< a campaign kitty raised by oil and utility companies — Time >
< the ground crew's kitty of cigarettes — Saul Levitt >
c. : the widow in skat, pinochle, and other games — called also blind
3. : jack 2e(1)
IV. noun
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Etymology: probably alteration of kidcote
dialect chiefly England : jail
V. noun
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Etymology: by shortening & alteration
: kittiwake |