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To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

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  1. v. t. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.
  2. v. t. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
  3. v. t. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
  4. v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.
  5. n. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
  6. n. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
  7. n. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
  8. n. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
  9. n. One of the counters used in poker and other games.
  10. n. The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
  11. n. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  12. n. a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line