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 being settled, others are immediately started to some new particular of like consequence, thus impeding, or rather not suffering him to enter into the main story. Kittle-pitchering is often practised in confederacy.

Kittler, subs. (American thieves').—One who tickles or pleases.

Kitty, subs. (old).—The Bridewell or prison at Durham: hence a prison or gaol generally. [From Kidcote (q.v.)].

1827-8. Hone, Table Book. He would put him in the kitty for an impostor.

2. in pl. (old).—Effects; furniture; stock-in-trade; marbles (q.v.). TO SEIZE ONE'S KITTYS = to take one's effects.—Lex. Bal. (1811).

3. (cards').—See quot.

1892. Daily Chronicle, 5 Mar. p. 9. col. 2. Two officers going into the bar parlour on Feb. 20 found five or six men playing 'Nap,' with a kitty for drinks, kitty being the pool and the payment to it of a half-penny.

4. in pl. (military).—The Scots' Guards.

Kivey, subs. (common).—A man; a fellow: a diminutive of COVE (q.v.).

1854. Bradley, Verdant Green, ii. ch. 4. That 'll stop your dancing my KIVEY.

K. Legged, adj. (printers').—Knock-kneed; shaky on the pins.

Kloop! intj. (common).—An imitation of the sound of a drawing cork.

1872. Sunday Times, Aug. 25, p. 2. col. 5. 'The Deserted Village.' When the sudden kloop of a cork has startled me.

Klem, verb. (American thieves').—See quot.

1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v. Klem the bloke, hit the man.

Klep, subs. (popular).—A thief. For synonyms see Thieves. [Short for kleptomaniac].

Verb. To steal. For synonyms see Prig.

Knab the Rust. See Rust.

Knack, subs. (venery).—1. The penis. For synonyms see Cream-*stick and Prick.

1656. Fletcher, Martiall vii. 30. Why, being a Roman lasse, dost do this? tell, Is't cause no Roman knack can please so well?

2. (old: now recognised).—1. A trick; and (2) a trinket. [Tyrwhitt: The word seems to have been formed by the knacking or snapping of the fingers made by jugglers].

1383. Chaucer, Cant. Tales, 4099. The more queinte knakkes that they make (= the cleverer tricks they practise).

1611. Cotgrave, Dictionarie, Matassiner des mains, to move, knack, or waggle the fingers, like a jugler.

1653. Brome, Novella, i. 2. Such rings, such things, such knacks, such knots and bobs.

1675. Cotton, Scoffer Scofft, in Wks. (1725), p. 163. And if they Women meet do rout 'um, For the fine knacks they wear about 'um.

1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Knack, or Slight in any Art, the Craft or Mystery in any Trade, a petty artifice, or Trick like those upon the Cards. Knacks, or Toies.

1731-35. Pope, Moral Essays, ii. 155. For how could equal colours do the KNACK?

1781. Cowper, Table Talk, 666. While servile tricks and imitative knacks.

1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, p. 5. Lots of good temper and nack.