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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chipped 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. [ 1913 Webster ]

To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [ Slang. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. One of the counters used in poker and other games. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin.
Syn. -- hardboard. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Indian name. ] (Zool.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. [ Written also chipmonk, chipmuck, and chipmuk. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized:
French Chippendale, having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze;
Chinese Chippendale, marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments; and
Gothic Chippendale, attempting to adapt medieval details. The forms, as of the cabriole and chairbacks, often resemble Queen Anne. In chairs, the seat is widened at the front, and the back toward the top widened and bent backward, except in Chinese Chippendale, in which the backs are usually rectangular. -- Chip"pen*dal*ism n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

It must be clearly and unmistakably understood, then, that, whenever painted (that is to say, decorated with painted enrichment) or inlaid furniture is described as Chippendale, no matter where or by whom, it is a million chances to one that the description is incorrect. R. D. Benn. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. Cheep, Chirp. ] To chirp or chirrup. [ Prov. Eng. ] Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]