brother-chip

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• Chip

  ·vi To break or fly off in small pieces. II. Chip ·vt To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• chip

  1) A child. A chip of the old block; a child who either in person or sentiments resembles its father...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• chip

  "A chip of the old block," a child who either in person or sentiments resembles his father.--Grose. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• chip

  to break or crack ; an egg is said to chip when the young bird cracks the shell. N. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Brother

  ·vt To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. II. Brother ·no...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Brother

  1) In the natural and common sense (Matt. 1:2; Luke 3:1, 19). 2) A near relation, a cousin (Gen. 13...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Brother

  The Hebrew word is used in various senses in the Old Testament, as, • Any kinsman, and not a mere b...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Log-chip

  ·noun A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a circle attached to the log line; —...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• chip, to

  To trim a gun when first taken from the mould or castings. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Brother german

  ·- A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Half-brother

  ·noun A brother by one parent, but not by both. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• brother starling

  One who lies with the same woman, that is, builds in the same nest. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• brother jonathan

  The origin of this term, as applied to the United States, is given in a recent number of the Norwich...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• brother-officers

  Those of the same ship or regiment. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Brother-in-law

  ·noun The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husban...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• brother of the blade

  A soldier BUSKIN. A player. BUNG. A brewer QUILL. An author. STRING. A fiddler. WHIP. A coachman. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Judas, The Lords Brother

  Among the brethren of our Lord mentioned by the people of Nazareth. (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3) Whethe...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary