Chippy

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.
     sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.
     sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or
     flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf.
     {Spavin}.]
     1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the


        family {Fringilligae}, having conical bills, and feeding
        chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also {finches},
        and {buntings}. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of
        Europe ({Passer domesticus}) is noted for its familiarity,
        its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its
        fecundity. See {House sparrow}, under {House}.
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     Note: The following American species are well known; the
           {chipping sparrow}, or {chippy}, the {sage sparrow},
           the {savanna sparrow}, the {song sparrow}, the {tree
           sparrow}, and the {white-throated sparrow} (see
           {Peabody bird}). See these terms under {Sage},
           {Savanna}, etc.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat
        resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the
        European hedge sparrow. See under {Hedge}.
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              He that doth the ravens feed,
              Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
              Be comfort to my age!                 --Shak.
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     {Field sparrow}, {Fox sparrow}, etc. See under {Field},
        {Fox}, etc.
  
     {Sparrow bill}, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a
        sparable.
  
     {Sparrow hawk}. (Zool.)
        (a) A small European hawk ({Accipiter nisus}) or any of
            the allied species.
        (b) A small American falcon ({Falco sparverius}).
        (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter
            torquatus}).
  
     Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the
           European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.
  
     {Sparrow owl} (Zool.), a small owl ({Glaucidium passerinum})
        found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also
        applied to other species of small owls.
  
     {Sparrow spear} (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.
        [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chippy \Chip"py\, a.
     Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)
     A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common
     near dwelling; -- also called {chipping bird} and {chipping
     sparrow}, from its simple note.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "chippy":
     Jezebel, bad woman, baggage, bitch, broad, clitoromaniac, cocotte,
     drab, easy lay, easy woman, floozy, frail sister, grisette,
     harridan, hussy, hysteromaniac, jade, loose woman, nymph, nymphet,
     nympho, nymphomaniac, pickup, quean, slut, strumpet, tart, trollop,
     trull, uteromaniac, wanton, wench, whore