kitty
/ˈkɪti/ noun C2- Synonym of jack (“a small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls”).
- A pool of money to which card players contribute a portion of their winnings, which is used for paying shared expenses such as the cost of the premises or refreshments; (by extension) any pool of money to which people contribute for shared expenses or other joint purposes; also, any fund of liquid assets set aside for future use.
- Synonym of pot (“a quantity of money available to be won in a round or a game”).
- Synonym of widow (“an additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder”).
Plural kitties
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I did not wink at you.” She then sat still five minutes longer; but unable to waste such a precious occasion, she suddenly got up, and saying to Kitty,--
“Kitty and I are going upstairs to sit in my dressing-room.”
Elizabeth made no attempt to reason with her mother, but remained quietly in the hall till she and Kitty were out of sight, then returned into the drawing-room.
Mary petitioned for the use of the library at Netherfield; and Kitty begged very hard for a few balls there every winter.
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