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5. One of the counters used in poker and
other games.

6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of
wood attached to the log line.

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.

Chip"munk` (?), n. [Indian name.]
(Zoöl.) 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.]

Chip"per (?), v. i. [Cf.
Cheep, Chirp.] To chirp or chirrup.
[Prov. Eng.] Forby.

Chip"per, a. Lively; cheerful;
talkative.


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