kits

Noun

kit (countable and uncountable, plural kits)

1. A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
2. A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
   • He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED)
3. A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
   • Dudes! You simply have too much stuff in your kit! But don't sweat it, I can buy some stuff you don't need.1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
4. Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
   • Always carry a good first-aid kit.
5. A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
   • I built the entire car from a kit.
6. (UK) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
   • A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was...2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph

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