Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for KID
KID, n. [Dan. kid; Sw. kid, kidling; W. cidws, a goat, cidysen, a young goat; L. hædus; vulgar Gr. γιδα; Sans. ada; Turk. getsi; Heb. Ch. גדי; Syr. ܓܕܝܐ, a kid; Russ. kidayu, to throw, to bring forth young.]
- A young goat.
- A faggot; a bundle of heath and furze. – Eng.
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