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   Chip (chĭp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped (chĭpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.]
   1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.  Shak.
   
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   2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
   
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   3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
   
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   To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]
   
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   Chipping (?), n.
   1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.
   
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   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.
   
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   3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.
   
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