kith and kine
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Literally, friends (“kith”) and cattle (“kine”). Compare Latinate capital and chattel, which also use “cow” to mean “property”,
Noun[edit]
- (archaic) Relatives and property; one's total possessions.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (proscribed) Misspelling of kith and kin.