diff --git a/kutils.lisp b/kutils.lisp
index 41a777f..99d946b 100644
--- a/kutils.lisp
+++ b/kutils.lisp
@@ -101,12 +101,17 @@ string, it will be used as the class's docstring."
                       :accessor (mksymb name #\- slot)))
 	  ,docstring
 	  ,@body))
-       (defun ,ctor (&key ,@(append (inherited-slots supers)
-				    slots))
-	 (make-instance (find-class ,name t nil)
-			,@(flatten (build-arg-list all-slots))))
        t)))
 
+(defun zip (&rest lsts)
+  "Zip together elements from each list: (zip '(a b c) '(1 2 3))
+produces '((a 1) (b 2) (c 3))."
+  (labels ((zip-acc (lsts)
+	     (unless (some #'null lsts)
+	       (cons (mapcar #'car lsts) (zip-acc (mapcar #'cdr lsts))))))
+    (zip-acc lsts)))
+
+
 ;;; hash-table functions.
 
 
@@ -188,4 +193,14 @@ value :b, and :c stores the value :d.
     m))
 
 
+(defun copy-hash-table (ht)
+  (let ((copied (make-hash-table :equal #'equal)))
+    (maphash (lambda (k v)
+	       (sethash k v copied))
+	     ht)
+    copied))
 
+       ;; (defun ,ctor (&key ,@(append (inherited-slots supers)
+       ;; 				    slots))
+       ;; 	 (make-instance (find-class ,name t nil)
+       ;; 			,@(flatten (build-arg-list all-slots))))
diff --git a/package.lisp b/package.lisp
index 2fe3782..ab03a7c 100644
--- a/package.lisp
+++ b/package.lisp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
            #:mksymb
            #:mkkw
            #:defclass!
+	   #:zip
            #:enable-hash-table-reader
            #:hashkeys
            #:sethash