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Kist vs Kitt - What's the difference?

kist | kitt |

As nouns the difference between kist and kitt

is that kist is (scotland) a chest while kitt is (uk|birdwatching) the kittiwake.

As a verb kist

is (obsolete) (kiss) or kist can be (scotland) to place in a coffin.

kist

English

Etymology 1

From kiss

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete) (kiss)
  • * 1648 , ,
    • To me my Julia lately sent
    A Bracelet richly Redolent
    The Beads I kist , but most lov'd her
    That did perfume the Pomander.

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A chest.
  • *1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 17:
  • *:the spear he killed the gryphon with was locked in a kist there, or so some said [...].
  • (Scotland) A coffin.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To place in a coffin.

    • Related terms

    * kist o' whistles

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    kitt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, birdwatching) the kittiwake.