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noun

Kitty n.

A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat.

(Gaming) The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table; by extension, Any pool of money aggregated from small contributions.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Kitty" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Why Kitty, my good girl, had you asked me that question half, nay, a quarter of an hour ago, I could not have given you any hope, but I can now put you in place of Timothy Brennan's wife, who has ...

— A Book For The Young • Sarah French

... the nigger, Dicey, had to be did, an' then he 'lowed thet he wanted the cat did, an' I tried to strike a bargain with him thet if Kitty got vaccinated he would. But he wouldn't comp'omise. He thess let on thet Kit had to be did whe'r or no. So I ast the doctor ef it would likely kill the cat, an' he said he reckoned not, though it might sicken her a little. ...

— Sonny, A Christmas Guest • Ruth McEnery Stuart

... eat for Muddie! Billiken—when it's the last time Muddie'll ever have to feed you? Take it quick or Muddie'll give it to the kitty-cat!" ...

— Jane Journeys On • Ruth Comfort Mitchell

... and gave old Repulsive a cautious pat. "Very lively character! He does feel pleasant to touch. Kitty-cat pleasant! How did you get ...

— Legacy • James H Schmitz

... step she had taken. The poor niece had to bear many a taunt directed against her improvident union, as for example:—One day she had asked for a piece of tape for some work she had in hand as a young wife expecting to become a mother. Miss Nelly said, with much point, "Ay, Kitty, ye shall get a bit knittin' (i.e. a bit of tape). We hae a'thing; we're no married." It was this lady who, by an inadvertent use of a term, showed what was passing in her mind in a way which must have been quite transparent to the ...

— Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character • Edward Bannerman Ramsay

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