to chip wood
41chip — 1. noun 1) wood chips Syn: fragment, sliver, splinter, shaving, paring, flake 2) a chip in the glass Syn: nick, crack, scratch, notch; flaw, fault 3) …
42chip log — noun : the common log consisting of a chip and log line * * * Naut. a log for measuring the speed of a vessel. Also called hand log. [1825 35] * * * chip log, a device for measuring a ship s speed, consisting of a cord with carefully spaced knots …
43chip on one's shoulder — phrasal Etymology: so called fr. the allusion to a chip of wood placed on the shoulder to be knocked off as a challenge to fight : a challenging or bellicose attitude * * * chip on one s shoulder 1. An aggressively defiant manner, as if daring… …
44chip — 1. noun 1) wood chips Syn: fragment, sliver, splinter, shaving, shard, flake 2) a chip in the glass Syn: nick, crack, scratch 3) gambling chips …
45chip on his shoulder — Meaning To harbour a grudge. Origin From the nineteenth century US practise of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on one s shoulder, daring others to knock it off …
46chip basket — /ˈtʃɪp baskət/ (say chip bahskuht) noun 1. a basket of thin interwoven strips of wood used for packing fruit, etc. 2. a wire basket in which potato chips are placed when frying …
47chip hat — /ˈtʃɪp hæt/ (say chip hat) noun a hat woven from thin strips of wood, worn in colonial times in Australia …
48chip heater — /ˈtʃɪp hitə / (say chip heetuh) noun a water heater fuelled by wood chips …
49chip budding — noun : budding that is effected by the insertion of a bud on a chip of bark and wood into a mortise cut in the stock and that is used especially for budding small grapevines …
50chip of wood — n. small piece of wood, splinter …
