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kist

[ kist ]

noun

Scot. and North England.
  1. a coffer; a money chest.
  2. any chestlike container; a box, trunk, or basket.
  3. a coffin, especially a stone one; a sarcophagus.


kist

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a large chest or coffer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kist

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. archaeol a variant spelling of cist 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kist

3

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a large wooden chest in which linen is stored, esp one used to store a bride's trousseau
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kist1

1300–50; Middle English kiste < Old Norse kista chest
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kist1

C14: from Old Norse kista; see chest

Origin of kist2

from Afrikaans, from Dutch: chest
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Example Sentences

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It is the second nine-darter of this year's tournament after Dutchman Christian Kist achieved the feat in the second round.

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Kist also lost the match and nine of the 16 players to make a nine-dart finish at Alexandra Palace have gone on to lose the match.

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Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Madars Razma.

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Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, collects £60,000 for the feat, with the same amount being awarded by sponsors to a charity and to one spectator inside Alexandra Palace in London.

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Kist scored two maximum 180s to leave a 141 checkout which he completed with a double 12, to the delight of more than 3,000 spectators.

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