Added 2 October 2026
chipper
/ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/ adjective
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noun
- Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood). A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper. A machine that chips potatoes into pieces that are ready to be fried and made into chips.
- A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
- A machine that chips potatoes into pieces that are ready to be fried and made into chips.
verb
Origin
From English dialectal kipper (“nimble; frisky”), of obscure origin. Perhaps akin to Old Norse kjapt (“briskly; impetuously”), kippa ("to snatch; pull; jerk" > Middle English kippen (“to seize”)), kipra (“to wrinkle; draw tightly”), Norwegian kjapp (“fast; brisk”), Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch; grip”). More at kip.
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