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The word " kit " probably arose from an abbreviation of the word " pocket " to "- cket " and subsequently " kit "; alternatively, it may be a corruption of “ cittern ” ( Gr. ).

Trichet is said to have described the leather carrying case of the kit as a poche, hence, " The Pocket Violin ".

Similarly, Mersenne wrote that it was common practice among the kit violin's players ( such as traveling minstrels or dance teachers ) to carry the violin in a pocket.