Defn: A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into
knitchets, or handfuls. Holland.
KNITS
Knits, n. pl. Etym: [Prob. same word as nit a louse's egg.] (Mining)
Defn: Small particles of ore. Raymond.
KNITSTER
Knit"ster, n.
Defn: A woman who knits. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
KNITTER
Knit"ter, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. Shak.
KNITTING
Knit"ting, n.
1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.
2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones. Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like. — Knitting , a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings. — Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting.