| • | To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. |
| • | To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery. |
| • | To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. |
| • | To break or fly off in small pieces. |
| • | A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. |
| • | A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. |
| • | Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets. |
| • | Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously. |
| • | One of the counters used in poker and other games. |
| • | The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. |
