CHITTING
Verb
chitting
present participle of chit
Source: Wiktionary
CHIT
Chit, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. ci shoot, sprig, from the same root as cinan
to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]
1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as,
the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or
insignificant person or animal.
A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.
3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]
4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. Knight.
Chit, v. i.
Definition: To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown
forth. Mortimer.
Chit, 3d sing. of Chide.
Definition: Chideth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition