English
Alternative spellings
kit and kaboodle
Etymology
From MD. term|kitte||a wooden vessel made of hooped staves|langdum and term|boodle, which may come from D. term|boedel|property, estate|langnl.
Noun
en-noun|sg=kit and caboodle|-
- idiom everything entirely, the whole lot.
#:When the gathering was over, they packed all the remnants, kit and caboodle, into the truck and drove off.
References
R:Online Etymology Dictionary|kit
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