kist (k st)n. Variant of cist2. |
kist1
n Scot and northern English dialect
a large chest or coffer
[from Old Norse kista; see chest]
kist2
n
(Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol a variant spelling of cist2
kist3
n
South African a large wooden chest in which linen is stored, esp one used to store a bride's trousseau
[from Afrikaans, from Dutch: chest]
Kist a chest of money, hence, a store or cache of money, 1619. Example: kist of silver, 1816.
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