, or kit.
An officer's outfit. Also, a term among soldiers and marines to express the complement of regimental necessaries, which they are obliged to keep in repair. Also, a seaman's wardrobe.
a kind of great can with a cover; called in Yorkshire a BOW-KITE. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
a kind of great can with a cover. N. ...