What does "kittle" mean?

Kittle: To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Additional senses

  1. 2.To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.
  2. 3.Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

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