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Kid | Kid \Kid\ (k[i^]d), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki[eth], Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A young goat. [1913 Webster] The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. --Is. xi. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] --Charles Reade. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low] [1913 Webster] 5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. --Cooper. [1913 Webster] 6. Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful expert; -- chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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