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Also Inflected form of chip

chipping

chip·ping

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/ US/ˈtʃɪpɪŋ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

Origin

From Old English ċīeping (“market, marketplace”). Compare Swedish köping ("market"). Chipping, Cheapside, and cheap all reflect ancestry from Old English ceapian, concerning trading in markets.

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