chit
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chit1
▶noun Brit. derogatory an impudent or arrogant young woman: a chit of a girl.
– origin ME (denoting a whelp, cub, or kitten): perh. rel. to dial. chit ‘a sprout’.
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chit2
▶noun a short official note, memorandum, or voucher, typically recording a sum owed.
– origin C18: Anglo-Ind., from Hindi ciṭṭhī ‘note, pass’.
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chit3
▶verb (chits, chitting, chitted) Brit. induce (a potato) to sprout by placing it in a cool light place.
– origin C17: from dial. chit ‘a shoot, sprout’.
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