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whole kit and caboodle

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kit

1[kit] noun, verb, kit⋅ted, kit⋅ting.
–noun
1. a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
2. the case for containing these.
3. such a case and its contents.
4. a set of materials or parts from which something can be assembled: a model car made from a kit.
5. Informal. a set, lot, or collection of things or persons.
6. a wooden tub, pail, etc., usually circular.
7. Chiefly British. a costume or outfit of clothing, esp. for a specific purpose: ski kit; dancing kit; battle kit.
–verb (used with object)
8. to package or make available in a kit: a new model airplane that has just been kitted for the hobbyist.
9. Chiefly British. to outfit or equip (often fol. by out or up).
10. kit and caboodle or boodle, Informal. the whole lot of persons or things; all of something (often prec. by whole): We took along the whole kit and caboodle in the station wagon.

Origin:
1325–75; ME kyt, kitt < MD kitte jug, tankard
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