Chip

chip, v. t. [chipped (chipt), chipping.] To cut into small pieces. —?;, i. To break or fly off in small pieces, — n. A piece of wood, stone, etc., separated by a cutting instrument; fragment broken off. Chipmunk, -monk, chip'munk, -muck, -muk, n. A squirrel-like animal; the striped squirrel. Chipping-bird, chip^ping-berd, n. An Amer. sparrow.