Found 1 hit - Term: a chip off the old block, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chip \chip\, n.
1. a piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by
an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
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2. a fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
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3. wood or cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited
in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
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4. anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used
contemptuously.
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5. one of the counters used in poker and other games.
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6. naut. the triangular piece of wood attached to the log
line.
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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.
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see also:
buffalo chips buffalo chip ax chip bonnet chip hat chip
a chip off the old block potato chips saratoga chips
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