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Kitling — Kit ling, n. [Kit a kitten + ling: cf. Icel. ketlingr.] A young kitten; a whelp. [Obs. or Scot.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kitling — /kit ling/, n. Brit. Dial. the young of any animal, esp. a young cat; kitten; kit. [1250 1300; ME kiteling < ON ketlingr. See CAT1, LING1] * * * … Universalium
kitling — This word was used in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries of a small cat, and occasionally crept into vocative use. Mirabel, in Beaumont and Fletcher’s The WildGoose Chase, says to Rosalura and Lillia, ‘Out, kitlings! What caterwauling’s… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
kitling — a young cat or kitten. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
kitling — ˈkitlə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse ketlingr, from katt , kötte cat + lingr ling more at cat dialect Britain : kitten … Useful english dictionary
Kitten — Kit ten (k[i^]t 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of cats — This is a list of specific natural cats. For fictional cats refer to List of fictional cats . Cats famous in their own right *All Ball, the first cat of Koko the gorilla. *Amber, one of two cats in the title role of the movie The Cat from Outer… … Wikipedia
Survival (Doctor Who) — 155[1] – Survival Doctor Who serial Karra and Ace on the cheetah planet … Wikipedia
Simon Bucher-Jones — (born Simon Jones on 6 September 1964) in Liverpool; he is a British author and artist , best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin and the BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin off series. He is known for a hard SF approach.… … Wikipedia
kitten — kittenlike, adj. /kit n/, n. 1. a young cat. v.t., v.i. 2. (of cats) to give birth; bear. [1350 1400; ME kitoun, appar. b. kiteling KITLING and MF chitoun, var. of chaton kitten] * * * … Universalium
