Meaning of CHIT
| Pronunciation: | | chit
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| | Definition: | | [n] the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" |
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| | Synonyms: | | check, tab |
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| | See Also: | | account, bill, invoice | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Chit\ (ch[i^]t), n. [Cf. AS. c[=i][eth] shoot, sprig, from
the same root as c[=i]nan to yawn. See {Chink} a cleft.]
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. [Obs.]
4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. --Knight.
\Chit\, v. i.
To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had
been thrown forth. --Mortimer.
\Chit\, 3d sing. of {Chide}.
Chideth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Chit\, Chitty \Chit"ty\, n. [Hind. chi[.t][.t][=i].]
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. [India, China, etc.]
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