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chipped ham

chipped ham is the ellipsis of chipped chopped ham.

Meaning of chipped chopped ham

Noun

chipped chopped ham (uncountable)

  1. (Pennsylvania, Western, chiefly Pittsburgh area) A finely ground, processed luncheon meat, typically made of spiced ham loaf shaved into thin chips; especially associated with delicatessens and home cooking in Western Pennsylvania.
    • Is there a Western Pennsylvanian who hasn’t eaten Isaly's chipped chopped ham? When you traveled and saw one, you knew they’d have Klondikes and chipped ham...2021 November 21, McMarlin, Shirley, “Isaly's chipped ham, Klondikes celebrated in new historical book”, in TribLive
    Synonyms:
    chipped ham

Questions about chipped ham

What is chipped ham the ellipsis of?
Chipped ham is the ellipsis of chipped chopped ham.

Words near chipped ham in the dictionary

  1. chipped and charged
  2. chipped at
  3. chipped away
  4. chipped beef
  5. chipped chopped ham
  6. chipped ham
  7. chipped in
  8. chipped into
  9. chipped potato
  10. chipped potatoes
  11. chipped rice

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