Chit (chit), n. [Cf. AS. cIð shoot, sprig, from the same root as cInan 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.
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Chit, v. i.
To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth.
Mortimer.
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Chit, 3d sing. of Chide.
Chideth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Chit, Chit"ty (?) , n. [Hind. chi&tsdot;&tsdot;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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