kist

[kist]

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a coffer; a money chest.

2. any chestlike container; a box, trunk, or basket.

3. a coffin, especially a stone one; a sarcophagus.

kist

¹

/ kɪst /

noun

1. a large chest or coffer

kist

²

/ kɪst /

noun

1. archaeol a variant spelling of cist 2

kist

³

/ kɪst /

noun

1. a large wooden chest in which linen is stored, esp one used to store a bride's trousseau

Word History and Origins

Origin of kist¹

1300–50; Middle English kiste < Old Norse kista chest

Word History and Origins

Origin of kist¹

C14: from Old Norse kista; see _chest

Origin of kist²

from Afrikaans, from Dutch: _chest

Example Sentences

As other North Carolina Democratic Party leaders spoke, event organizers shared links to the necklace Riggs flashed earlier in the evening — an $88 "Vote" necklace from North Carolina's own Kenda Kist Jewelry, which will contribute a portion of the proceeds to backing Riggs' legal fight — and the party's Act Blue fundraising page should they want to donate directly.

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It is the second nine-darter of this year's tournament after Dutchman Christian Kist achieved the feat in the second round.

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Kist also lost the match and nine of the 16 players to make a nine-dart finish at Alexandra Palace have gone on to lose the match.

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Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Madars Razma.

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Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, collects £60,000 for the feat, with the same amount being awarded by sponsors to a charity and to one spectator inside Alexandra Palace in London.

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