Chiff"-chaff (&?;), n. [So called from its note.] (Zo÷l.) A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); -- called also chip- chap, and pettychaps.
{ Chif`fo*nier" (?), fem. Chif`fo*niŔre" (?), } n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonniŔre, fr. chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.] 1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.