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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
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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