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 ]