kittle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Kit"tle intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Kit a kitten.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. Prov. Eng. & Scot.
Kit"tle transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.
Definitions
  1. To tickle. Prov. Eng. & Scot. Written also kittel. Halliwell. Jamieson.
Kit"tle adjective
Definitions
  1. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. Prov. Eng. & Scot. Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913