chipper

  1. Adjective.  Pertaining to a lively optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness.
  2. Noun.  (British, Ireland) (slang) A fish and chips shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
  3. Noun.  (slang) A deep frier.
  4. Noun.  (US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
  5. Noun.  (US) (context, smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.
  6. Noun.  A machine that chips potatoes ready to be fried and made into chips.
  7. Noun.  Someone who chips (e.g. wood).
  8. Noun.  A sportsman who chips the ball.

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