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Chips

/t͡ʃɪps/ · verb

Meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of chip.

Definitions by Sense

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chip
  2. plural of chip
  3. (slang) A carpenter.

Example Sentences

But the Saturday-night bottles were not all. The carpenter and cooper, in sea parlance, Chips and Bungs, who were the "Cods," or leaders of the forecastle, in some way or other, managed to obtain an extra supply […]
I began a new branch of experience by going to sea as a 'chips.'

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What does chips mean?

Chips means third-person singular simple present indicative of chip.

What is a synonym for chips?

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What is the opposite of chips?

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How do you use chips in a sentence?

But the Saturday-night bottles were not all. The carpenter and cooper, in sea parlance, Chips and Bungs, who were the "Cods," or leaders of the forecastle, in some way or other, managed to obtain an extra supply […]

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