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Kite"fly`ing (?), n. A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting. -- Kite"fli`er, n. See Kite, n., 6. McElrath. Thackeray.

Kith (kth), n. [OE. kith, cuð, AS. cððe, cð, native land, fr. cð known. √45. See Uncouth, Can, and cf. Kythe.] Acquaintance; kindred.

And my near kith for that will sore me shend.

W. Browne.

The sage of his kith and the hamlet.

Longfellow.

Kith and kin, kindred more or less remote.

||Kith"a*ra (-*r), n. See Cithara. || Kithe (k), v. t. [Obs.] See Kythe. Chaucer.

Kit"ish (?), a. (Zoöl.) Like or relating to a kite.

Kit"ling (?), n. [Kit a kitten + -ling: cf. Icel. ketlingr.] A young kitten; a whelp. [Obs. or Scot.] B. Jonson.

Kit"te (kt"te), imp. of Kit to cut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kit"tel (kt"t'l), v. t. See Kittle, v. t.

Kit"ten (-t'n), n. [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf. G. kitze a young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim. of chat cat, also E. kitling. See Cat.] A young cat.

Kit"ten, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Kittened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kittening.] To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens. Shak. H. Spencer.

Kit"ten*ish, a. Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition. Richardson.

Kit"ti*wake (-t*wk), n. (Zoöl.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.

Kit"tle (-t'l), v. i. [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

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.

Kit"tle, a. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Kit"tlish (?), a. Ticklish; kittle. Sir W. Scott.

Kit*ty*sol" (?), n. [Sp. quitasol.] The Chinese paper parasol.

Kive (?), n. A mash vat. See Keeve. [Obs.]

Kiv"er (?), v. t. To cover. -- n. A cover. [Disused except in illiterate speech.]

{ Ki`vi*ki"vi (?), Ki`wi*ki"wi (?), } n.; pl. Kivikivies (&?;), Kiwikiwies (&?;). (Zoöl.) Any species of Apteryx, esp. A. australis; -- so called in imitation of its notes. Called also kiwi. See Apteryx.

||Kjoek"ken moed`dings (?). [Dan.] See Kitchen middens. || Kla"maths (?), n. pl.; sing. Klamath (Ethnol.) A collective name for the Indians of several tribes formerly living along the Klamath river, in California and Oregon, but now restricted to a reservation at Klamath Lake; -- called also Clamets and Hamati.

Kleene"boc` (kln"bk`), n. [D. kleen little, small + bok buck.] (Zoöl.) An antelope (Cerphalopus pygmæus), found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at the shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and pygmy antelope.

klep`to*ma"ni*a (klp`t*m"n*), n. [Gr. kle`pths thief + E. mania.] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. Wharton.

klep`to*ma"ni*ac (?), n. A person affected with kleptomania.