Chip"pe*ways (?), n. pl.; sing. Chippeway. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and western shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways.
Chip"ping (?), n. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.
2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.
3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.
Chip"ping bird` (?). (Zo÷l.) The chippy.
Chip"ping squir"rel (?). See Chipmunk.
Chip"py (?), a. Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
Chip"py (?), n. (Zo÷l.) A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.