1) to tickle. N.
2) to bring forth kittens. Derb.
·vt To <<Tickle>>. II. Kittle ·adj Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A jocular method of hobbling or bothering a troublesome teller of long stories: this is done by cont...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose