chipper

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chip⋅per

1 [chip-er]

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–adjective

marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.

Origin:
1830–40; of uncert. orig.

Synonyms:
jaunty, peppy, pert.

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chip⋅per

2 [chip-er]

–verb (used without object)

1.	to chirp or twitter.

2.	to chatter or babble.

Origin:
1705–15; chip ² + -er ⁶

chip⋅per

3 [chip-er]

–noun

1.	a person or thing that chips or cuts.

2.	a machine that grinds up logs, tree trunks, discarded Christmas trees, etc., into wood chips.

3.	Slang. a person who uses narcotic drugs only occasionally or in small doses.

Origin:
1505–15; chip ¹ + -er ¹

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chip·per¹ (chĭp'ər)

n. One that chips or cuts: a wood chipper.

chip·per² (chĭp'ər)

intr.v. chip·pered, chip·per·ing, chip·pers

To chirp or twitter, as a bird.
To babble.

[Frequentative of chip².]

chip·per³ (chĭp'ər)

adj. In lively spirits; cheerful.

[Possibly alteration of British dialectal kipper, lively.]

Word Origin & History

chipper

1837, "lively, nimble," Amer.Eng., from northern British dial. kipper "nimble, frisky," origin obscure.

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