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Webster 1913 Edition
Chip
Chip
(chĭp)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chipped
(chĭpt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chipping
.] [Cf. G.
kippen
to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop
to cut.] 1.
To cut small pieces from; to diminish 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
,Verb.
I.
To break or fly off in small pieces.
Chip
,Noun.
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.)
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 , 3.
– Chip
, Noun.
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.