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chittims

chittims is the plural of chittim.

Meaning of chittim

Noun (1)

chittim (countable and uncountable, plural chittims)

  1. A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.
    • The knowledge of this fact induced the Deity to command the Israelites to "make no idols nor graven image; neither rear you up a standing image:" but He afterwards made them bring their skill into operation by creating for His worship the ark of the covenant, of chittim wood, and the mercy seat...1835, Robert Folkestone Williams, An historical sketch of the art of sculpture in wood, page 8
    Synonyms:
    shittah, shittimwood
  2. A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana.
    • Owing to the low price offered for chittims bark the amount peeled in Oregon and Washington this year is limited.1907, The Country Gentleman, volume 72, Part 2, page 719
  3. A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides.
    • The most superficial observer of lumber knows that there is generally a considerable difference between the wood of trees belonging to different species. Sometimes it is quite small, so that lumbermen have no constitutional objection to working off short leaf for long leaf yellow pine, hemlock for...1890, The American Monthly Microscopical Journal, volumes 11-12, page 53
  4. A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa.
    • This family is represented in our range by only one species. chittim-wood, the woody buckthorn (Bumelia launginosa).1908, Circular - Oklahoma Geological Survey, numbers 1-8, page 53

Noun (2)

chittim (countable and uncountable, plural chittims)

  1. A Nigerian currency.
    • Louisa brought four chittims (about a halfpenny).1898, Children's Missionary Magazine of the United Presbyterian Church

Questions about chittims

What is chittims the plural of?
Chittims is the plural of chittim.

Words near chittims in the dictionary

  1. Chittick
  2. Chitticks
  3. chitties
  4. Chittigan
  5. chittim
  6. chittims
  7. chitting
  8. chittis
  9. Chittledroog
  10. Chittlehampton
  11. chittlings

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