Kit and Kaboodle

Kit and Kaboodle / phrase / idiom :

First Page Mentioned (By Name) : ch. “Crossing the Border” – pg. 27

A complicated history can be found with this phrase, but it's likely believed that kit and kaboodle refers to a kit you would have that contains all you need to do something (such as tools), and a boodle may have come from ' bundle ' or ' bindle ', which means a bunch of items lashed together (such as things you would work with the tools). Therefore, kit and kaboodle would mean everything needed to be prepared and wrapped up nicely. It is can be used in a similar fashion to the idiom “everything and the kitchen sink” - which means everything you could expect to be together was found together.

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