| 释义 |
chit
I. \ˈchit, usu -id.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English chitte kitten, cub, perhaps alteration (influenced by such pairs as church: kirk) of kit, short for kitling
1. obsolete : the offspring of an animal (as a cub or whelp) : kit
2.
a. : child
b. : a person likened to a child; especially : a pert or forward young woman
< has no use for young chits of girls — Christopher Isherwood >
II. noun
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Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English chithe sprout, from Old English cīth; akin to Old Saxon kīth bud, young shoot, Old High German -kīdi shoot — more at chine
1. chits plural, obsolete : rice of second or third grade
2. : shoot, sprout
III. verb
(chitted ; chitted ; chitting ; chits)
intransitive verb
dialect England : germinate, sprout
< after a period of about 48 hours, the grain begins to chit — Norman Wymer >
transitive verb
: to remove chits from (as potatoes)
IV. noun
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Etymology: short for chitty from Hindi ciṭṭhī
1. : a short letter or note : a written message : memorandum
< a chit written by the president specifically to be read to them — Time >
especially : a certificate of recommendation (as one given to a servant)
2.
a. : a signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt (as for food or drinks)
< seldom carries money; signing a chit is so much easier — Nancy B. Shea >
b. : check, draft, order, bill, receipt
< put in a chit for ninety cents' fare — McKenzie Porter >
< 23 percent of your bill is added automatically to the chit as the tip — Tad Szulc >
broadly : a small slip of paper with writing on it |