"kith and kine" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Literally, friends (“kith”) and cattle (“kine”). Compare Latinate capital and chattel, which also use “cow” to mean “property”, Etymology templates: {{m|en|capital}} capital, {{m|en|chattel}} chattel Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} kith and kine
  1. (archaic) Relatives and property; one's total possessions. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-kith_and_kine-en-noun-2zXcuUZk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} kith and kine
  1. (proscribed) Misspelling of kith and kin. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed Alternative form of: kith and kin
    Sense id: en-kith_and_kine-en-noun-vuUAK2gU Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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