Middle English: from Middle Dutch kittewooden vessel, of unknown origin. The original sense wooden tub was later applied to other containers; the use denoting a soldiers equipment (late 18th cent.) probably arose from the idea of a set of articles packed in a containerearly 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin cithara(see cittern)
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noun
1.a case for containing a set of articles
2.gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose