Chit1. (n.) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
2. (n.) A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
3. (n.) An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
4. (n.) A small tool used in cleaving laths.
5. (v. i.) To shoot out; to sprout.
6. (3d sing.) Chideth.
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