kit

kit
{{11}}kit (n.1) late 13c., "round wooden tub," perhaps from M.Du. kitte "jug, tankard, wooden container," of unknown origin. Meaning "collection of personal effects," especially for traveling (originally in reference to a soldier), is from 1785; that of "outfit of tools for a workman" is from 1851. Of drum sets, by 1929. Meaning "article to be assembled by the buyer" is from 1930s.
{{12}}kit (n.2) "small fiddle used by dancing teachers," 1510s, probably a shortening of O.E. cythere, from L. cithara, from Gk. kithara (see GUITAR (Cf. guitar)).

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