n. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]