Why Is It Called the Kitty in Cards?

The original “kitty” was a sum of money, to which every player contributed, which was used to pay rent on the room and buy snacks, drinks, etc., for the assembled players.

Why do they call it a kitty in cards?

Q From Steve Moore: Why is the money in the middle of a poker game (or any other card game) called the kitty? A Just to get it out of the way, it has no connection with the pet name for a cat. The most frequent usage of kitty is that of some fund of money for communal use made up of individual contributions. ...

What does kitty mean in cards?

Kitty, in poker terminology, a pool of money built by collecting small amounts from certain pots, often used to buy refreshments, cards, and so on. Kitty, in card game terminology, additional cards dealt face down in some card games.