Chat, n. 1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat,
With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
Pope.
2. (Zo÷l.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long-tailed chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family SaxicolidŠ, as the stonechat, and whinchat.
Bush chat. (Zo÷l.) See under Bush.
Chat, n. 1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.