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Definition of Chipping

1. Noun. The act of chipping something.

Definition of Chipping

1. n. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.

Definition of Chipping

1. Verb. (present participle of chip) ¹

2. Noun. A fragment broken off of a larger material ¹

3. Noun. The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chipping

1. chip [v] - See also: chip

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chipping

Literary usage of Chipping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"He takes exception to the writer's opinion that the art of chipping stone, technically considered, is more difficult than is pecking and grinding. ..."

2. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1823)
"Inhab. of chipping Norton, II. 2 G. 4. 5 B. 8f A. 412. ... William Eely served under the indenture in chipping Norton, until the expiration of seven years ..."

3. Report by National Union of Teachers (1880)
"Freeman, Mrs, chipping Sodbury N. 8. Kendall, Mr, Hawkesbury Upton N. 8., chipping Sodbury Mayer, Mr, Frampton Cotterell B. S , Bristol ..."

4. Practical Ship Production by Andrew Williams Carmichael (1919)
"The plates or shapes around the rivet holes must not be dented or cut during the riveting or chipping off of the excess metal from the points. 11. ..."

5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1915)
"One Song Sparrow sang regularly both seasons very near the house, and often another could be heard not far away, while one or two chipping Sparrows were ..."

6. Logging: The Principles and General Methods of Operation in the United States by Ralph Clement Bryant (1913)
"chipping. — In tapping a tree very little resin is actually secured from the resin ducts already in the wood. The main flow is from secondary ducts which ..."

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