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ca⋅boo⋅dle

[kuh-bood-l]
–noun Informal.
1. the lot, pack, or crowd: I have no use for the whole caboodle.
2. kit and caboodle. kit 1 (def. 10).

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; perh. ca- + boodle
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ca·boo·dle   (kə-bōōd'l)   
n.   Informal
  1. The lot, group, or bunch: donated the whole caboodle.

  2. A crowd or collection of people.


[Alteration of boodle.]
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Word Origin & History

caboodle 
c.1848, see kit.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

caboodle

see whole kit and caboodle.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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