carpenter vs chippy

carpenter

noun
  • A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures. 

  • A carpenter bee. 

  • A two-wheeled carriage. 

  • A woodlouse. 

  • A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water. 

verb
  • To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber. 

chippy

noun
  • A carpenter. 

  • A fish-and-chip shop. 

  • A potato chip. 

  • A chipping sparrow. 

  • A chiptune. 

  • An occasional drug habit, less than addiction. 

  • A prostitute or promiscuous woman. 

  • The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk. 

adj
  • Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood. 

  • Ill-tempered, disagreeable. 

  • Involving violence or unfair play. 

verb
  • To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. 

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