What is the difference between a "kit" and a "caboodle"?

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kit: –noun 1. a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit. 2. the case for containing these. 3. such a case and its contents. 4. a set of materials or parts from which something can be assembled: a model car made from a kit. 5. Informal . a set, lot, or collection of things or persons. caboodle: –noun 1. the lot, pack, or crowd: I have no use for the whole caboodle. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caboodle The whole kit and caboodle Meaning - A collection of things. Origin - The words kit and caboodle have rather similar meanings. A kit - is set of objects, as in a toolkit, or what a soldier would put in his kit-bag. A caboodle (or boodle) - is an archaic term meaning group or collection, usually of people. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/kit-and-caboodle.html Aug 24 10, 7:48 AM