brother chip

noun

Term of address for a fellow tradesman, originally a carpenter.

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Meanings

noun
  1. UKarchaicslangTerm of address for a fellow tradesman, originally a carpenter.

    He was saluted by Mr. James Hall, with these words: “Well, brother chip! How many murders have you been committing?”

    1853, Talbot Gwynne, The School for Dreamers: A Story of the Present Day, page 208

Origin

Compare chips (“a carpenter”).

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APA

brother chip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brother%20chip

MLA

“brother chip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brother%20chip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brother chip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brother%20chip.

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