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kist.

A chest.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A chest.

    Scotland
  2. A coffin.

    Scotland
  3. Alternative form of cist (“crypt”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Possibly borrowed from Old Norse kista (“chest”); but see also English cist (“crypt”). Doublet of cesta, chest, and kesh

verb
  1. To place in a coffin.

    Scotland · transitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly borrowed from Old Norse kista (“chest”); but see also English cist (“crypt”). Doublet of cesta, chest, and kesh

noun
  1. An individual installment of the yearly land revenue.

    British · India
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani قِسْط (qisṭ, “installment”) / क़िस्त (qist), from Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ, literally “quota”).

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