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Synonyms for chipping

Grammar : Verb
Spell : chip
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪp

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Définition of chipping

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to chip" (intransitive, of stone); from Old English forcippian "to pare away by cutting, cut off," verbal form of cipp "small piece of wood" (see chip (n.)). Transitive meaning "to cut up, cut or trim" is from late 15c. Sense of "break off fragments" is 18c. To chip in "contribute" (1861) is American English, perhaps from card-playing. Related: Chipped; chipping. Chipped beef attested from 1826.
  • verb knock a piece out of
Example sentences :
  • I have no tame pets, but there are some chipping sparrows around our house.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 » by Various
  • Yet in all that time he only learned to grind his flint stones instead of chipping them.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • A drifting chisel may have a longer taper than one used for chipping.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • If chipping or cutting is required, he will grasp the first chisel at hand.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • Not only that the flints are tiny but that the chipping upon them is "minute."
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • So fine is the chipping that to see the workmanship a magnifying glass is necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • So I prowled about and got plenty, chipping off as much as I could conveniently carry.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • One object of slate, shaped like a knife, was made by chipping.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • Chipping it with an adze, and boring it with an augur, to ascertain its quality.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • He sets the egg on end perhaps by as obvious a plan as chipping the end.
  • Extract from : « James Watt » by Andrew Carnegie

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