Found 1 items, similar to A chip off the old block.
English → English (gcide) Definition: A chip off the old block Chip \Chip\, n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. [1913 Webster] 2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. [1913 Webster] 3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets. [1913 Webster] 4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously. [1913 Webster] 5. One of the counters used in poker and other games. [1913 Webster] 6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. [1913 Webster] Buffalo chips. See under Buffalo. Chip ax, a small ax for chipping timber into shape. Chip bonnet, Chip hat, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip, n., 3. A chip off the old block, a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] --Milton. Potato chips, Saratoga chips, thin slices of raw potato fried crisp. [1913 Webster]