n. pl. kit·ties 1. A fund made up of a portion of each pot in a poker game. 2. A pool of money, especially one to which a number of people have contributed for a designated purpose. 3. See widow. [Probably from KIT1.] |
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n. pl. kit·ties Informal A cat. [Shortening and alteration of KITTEN.] |
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