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(cht), n.[Cf. AS. c shoot, sprig, from the same root as cnan 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 Chit"ty ()}, n.[Hind. chi.] 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.] スポンサード リンク
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