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kist1 definition

kist (kist)

noun

Chiefly Scot., Chiefly North Eng. a chest, box, or locker

Etymology: ME kiste < ON kista, akin to Ger kiste < L cista: see chest

kist2 definition

kist (kist)

noun

cist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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