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chipping
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Chipping
(gcide) | Chip \Chip\ (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped (ch[i^]pt);
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.
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2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an
eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
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3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
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To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the
risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]
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Chipping
(gcide) | Chipping \Chip"ping\, n.
1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving
instrument; a fragment.
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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.
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3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's
ware, porcelain, etc.
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chipping
(wn) | chipping
n 1: the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping,
splintering] |
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chipping
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chipping sparrow
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chipping bird
(gcide) | Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common
near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and {chipping
sparrow}, from its simple note.
[1913 Webster]Chipping bird \Chip"ping bird`\ (Zool.)
The chippy.
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Chipping bird
(gcide) | Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common
near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and {chipping
sparrow}, from its simple note.
[1913 Webster]Chipping bird \Chip"ping bird`\ (Zool.)
The chippy.
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chipping sparrow
(gcide) | Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf.
Spavin.]
1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the
family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding
chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches,
and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity,
its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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Note: The following American species are well known; the
chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow,
the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the {tree
sparrow}, and the white-throated sparrow (see
Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage,
Savanna, etc.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
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He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! --Shak.
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Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field,
Fox, etc.
Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
sparable.
Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of
the allied species.
(b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius).
(c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
torquatus}).
Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.
Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
applied to other species of small owls.
Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common
near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and {chipping
sparrow}, from its simple note.
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Chipping squirrel
(gcide) | Chipping squirrel \Chip"ping squir"rel\
See Chipmunk.
[1913 Webster]Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, 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.]
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chipping squirrel
(gcide) | Chipping squirrel \Chip"ping squir"rel\
See Chipmunk.
[1913 Webster]Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, 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.]
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chipping
(wn) | chipping
n 1: the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping,
splintering] |
chipping sparrow
(wn) | chipping sparrow
n 1: small North American finch common in urban areas [syn:
chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina] |
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