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Chip"pe*ways (?), n. pl.;
sing. Chippeway. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and
western shores of Lake Superior; -- called also
Objibways.

Chip"ping (?), n.
1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or
graving instrument; a fragment.

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.

3. The breaking off in small pieces of
the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.

Chip"ping bird` (?). (Zoöl.) The
chippy.

Chip"ping squir"rel (?). See
Chipmunk.

Chip"py (?), a. Abounding in,
or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.

Chip"py (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very
common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and
chipping sparrow, from its simple note.

Chips (?), n. (Naut.) A
ship's carpenter. [Cant.


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