Kid

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A young goat.

II. Kid ·vt ·see Kiddy, ·vt.

III. Kid ·noun Gloves made of kid.

IV. Kid ·vi To bring forth a young goat.

V. Kid ·p.p. of Kythe.

VI. Kid ·noun A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

VII. Kid ·noun A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on.

VIII. Kid ·noun A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, ·etc.

IX. Kid ·noun A small wooden mess tub;

— a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.

X. Kid ·add. ·noun Among pugilists, thieves, ·etc., a youthful expert;

— chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones.

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