CHIPS

Verb

chips

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chip

Noun

chips

plural of chip

Noun

chips (plural chips)

(slang) A carpenter.

Proper noun

Chips

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

Noun

CHiPs

plural of CHiP (California Highway Patrol officers)

Source: Wiktionary

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Chips, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A ship's carpenter. [Cant.]

CHIP

Chip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping.] Etym: [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.]

1. To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. Shak.

2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.

3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

Chip, v. i.

Definition: To break or fly off in small pieces.

Chip, n.

1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.

3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.

5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.

6. (Naut.)

Definition: The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. Buffalo chips. See under Buffalo.

– Chip ax, a small ax for chipping timber into shape.

– Chip bonnet, Chip hat, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip, n., 3.

– A chip off the old block, a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] Milton.- Potato chips, Saratoga chips, thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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