chippers

/ˈtʃɪpərz/
noun
  1. Small pieces or fragments, especially of wood, stone, or food.
    • I found chippers of broken glass near the window.
    • The carpenter swept up the wood chippers from the floor.
    • The kids left potato chip chippers all over the couch.
  2. A machine that cuts wood or other material into small pieces.
    • The garden chippers turned the leaves into mulch.
    • He fed the branches into the chippers one by one.
    • We rented a wood chipper to clear the fallen branches.
  3. A person or thing that chips or breaks off small pieces.
    • The old chippers at the factory worked with heavy hammers.
    • She used a small hammer as a chipper to break the ice.
    • The stone carver was a skilled chipper of marble.
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