chipper

chipper
chipper1
/chip"euhr/, adj.
marked by or being in sprightly good humor and health.
[1830-40; of uncert. orig.]
Syn. jaunty, peppy, pert.
chipper2
/chip"euhr/, v.i.
1. to chirp or twitter.
2. to chatter or babble.
[1705-15; CHIP2 + -ER6]
chipper3
/chip"euhr/, n.
1. a person or thing that chips or cuts.
2. a machine that grinds up logs, tree trunks, discarded Christmas trees, etc., into wood chips.
3. Slang. a person who uses narcotic drugs only occasionally or in small doses.
[1505-15; CHIP1 + -ER1]

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