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Webster 1913 Edition
Chit
Chit
(chĭt)
, Noun.
1.
The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout;
as, the
. chits
of Indian corn or of potatoes2.
A child or babe;
as, a forward
; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. chit
A little
chit
of a woman. Thackeray.
3.
An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
[Obs.]
4.
A small tool used in cleaving laths.
Knight.
Chit
,Verb.
I.
To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley
chit
in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. Mortimer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chit
CHIT
, n.1.
A shoot or sprout; the first shooting or germination of a seed or plant. Hence,2.
A child or babe, in familiar language.3.
A freckle, that is, a push.CHIT
,Verb.
I.