Chit

Definition of Chit

Pronunciation: chĭt
n.1.The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
2.A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
A little chit of a woman.
- Thackeray.
3.An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
4.A small tool used in cleaving laths.
1.A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like.
2.A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.
v. i.1.To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth.
- Mortimer.
3d pers. s1.Chideth.

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