v. i. [ Cf. Cheep, Chirp. ] To chirp or chirrup. [ Prov. Eng. ] Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. [ Eng. ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who reships. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Ship, n., and cf. Skipper. ] One who sends goods from one place to another not in the same city or town, esp. one who sends goods by water. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person. [ Colloq. ] “Little whippersnappers like you.” T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]