chip basket


noun
  1. a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat

  2. a basket made of thin strips of wood, used esp for packing fruit

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How to use chip basket in a sentence

  • Two selections are chosen, both from the chip basket, which in its turn is a selection from his newspaper articles.

  • You hear a rough tear of paper, and you look around to see the managing editor adding to the responsibilities of his chip-basket.

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