DCHP-1 Online
kitt 
1a n. Obs. a small fox, Vulpes velox hebes, once common on the prairies.
See also: kit fox (def. 1a)
- 1793 (1933) The . . . Assinibouan River is the part most abounding in all the north west, the following animals are natives of it . . . Lynx, Wolves, Foxes, Kitts, the common Red wood squirrels, and the striped Swiss. . . .
- 1933 Professor Innis thinks that kitts may have reference to the small prairie fox known as the kit fox.
1b n. the fur of this fox, gray on the back, shading to reddish yellow on the belly and legs, the tail being tipped with black.
See also: kit fox (def. 1b)
- 1786 (1918) Exports [included] . . . Kitts 296, Pichoux 882. . . .
- 1800 (1933) The Stone Indians traded half a Doz
2 n. the skin of a small or young muskrat. Also kit skin.
- 1907 The "kit skins" are used in large number in the manufacture of kid gloves.
- 1966 Muskrat . . . Early falls, Kitts & Dged. at the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE.
- 1793 (1933) The . . . Assinibouan River is the part most abounding in all the north west, the following animals are natives of it . . . Lynx, Wolves, Foxes, Kitts, the common Red wood squirrels, and the striped Swiss. . . .