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chipping
/ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/
name 3noun 2
Collocations
3CHIPPING + NOUN
much-wiccomb, stone
PREP.
from, in
ADV.
away
Definitions
noun
1
A fragment broken off a larger object.
2
The act of creating or producing chips, as by breaking something into small fragments, cutting potatoes, removing fragments from pottery, etc.
name
1
A hamlet in Buckland parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3532).
2
A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6243).
3
Obsolete form of Chepping Wycombe.
CHIPPING, or Much-Wiccomb, a borough-town of Buckinghamſhire, about ten miles ſouth of Aileſbury...
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of chipping something
- chip
- splintering
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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CHIPPING, or Much-Wiccomb, a borough-town of Buckinghamſhire, about ten miles ſouth of Aileſbury...
Wiktionary02
From chipping come chips.
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He alters the altar while chipping away the stone.
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We are chipping in to buy a cake.
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Mennad could hear pieces of his tooth chipping.
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