CHIPPER


Meaning of CHIPPER in English

chipper 1

/chip"euhr/ , adj.

marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.

[ 1830-40; of uncert. orig. ]

Syn . jaunty, peppy, pert.

chipper 2

/chip"euhr/ , v.i.

1. to chirp or twitter.

2. to chatter or babble.

[ 1705-15; CHIP 2 + -ER 6 ]

chipper 3

/chip"euhr/ , n.

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.

[ 1505-15; CHIP 1 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .