chit

A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.

The embryonic growing bud of a plant

“the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes”

An excrescence on the body, as a wart or a pimple.

To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.

To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.

To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.

A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.

A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system; scrip.

A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.

A smaller cardboard counter generally used not to directly represent something but for another, more transient, purpose such as tracking or randomization.

A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.

A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.

A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.

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