Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. 2. (v. t.) To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery. 3. (v. t.) To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. 4. (v. i.) To break or fly off in small pieces. 5. (n.) A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. 6. (n.) A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. 7. (n.) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets. 8. (n.) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously. 9. (n.) One of the counters used in poker and other games. 10. (n.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.

Multi-Version Concordance Chip (2 Occurrences) Hosea 10:7 As for Samaria her king is cut off as chips upon the face of the waters. (Root in DBY YLT RSV) Joel 1:7 It hath made my vine become a desolation, And my fig-tree become a chip, It hath made it thoroughly bare, and hath cast down, Made white have been its branches. (YLT)