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brother chip

brother chip noun: term of address for a fellow tradesman, originally a carpenter.

Noun

brother chip

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) Term of address for a fellow tradesman, originally a carpenter.
    • He was saluted by Mr. James Hall, with these words: “Well, brother chip! How many murders have you been committing?”1853, Talbot Gwynne, The School for Dreamers: A Story of the Present Day, page 208

Origin of brother chip

Compare chips (“a carpenter”).

Questions about brother chip

What does brother chip mean?
Brother chip means term of address for a fellow tradesman, originally a carpenter.
What part of speech is brother chip?
Brother chip is a noun.

Words near brother chip in the dictionary

  1. brothellike
  2. brothelly
  3. brothelry
  4. brothels
  5. brother
  6. brother chip
  7. brother from another mother
  8. brother german
  9. brother in Christ
  10. brother in law
  11. Brother Jonathan

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