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<hw>Chir"rup</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Chirruped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Chirruping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Chirp</er>.]</ety> <def>To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.</def>

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<hw>Chir"rup</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To chirp.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<blockquote>The criket <b>chirrups</b> on the hearth. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Chir"rup</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of chirping; a chirp.</def>

<blockquote>The sparrows' <b>chirrup</b> on the roof. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Chirrupy</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chir"rupy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Cheerful; joyous; chatty.</def>

<h1>Chirurgeon</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rur"geon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>chirurgien</ets>, from <ets>chirurgie</ets> surgery, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ working or operating with the hand; <?/ hand + <?/ work. Cf. <er>Surgeon</er>, <er>Work</er>.]</ety> <def>A surgeon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Chirurgeonly</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rur"geon*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Surgically.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Chirurgery</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rur"ger*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Chirurgeon</er>, and cf. <er>Surgery</er>.]</ety> <def>Surgery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Chirurgic, Chirurgical</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw><hw>Chi*rur"gic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chirur"gical</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>chirurgique</ets>rurgical, L. <ets>Chirurgicus</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Chirurgeon</er>, and cf. <er>Surgical</er>.]</ety> <def>Surgical</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Chirurgical</i> lore"

<i>Longfellow.</i>

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<h1>Chisel</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chis"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>chisel</ets>, F. <ets>ciseau</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>cisellus</ets>, prob. for <ets>caesellus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>caesus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>caedere</ets> to cut. Cf. <er>Scissors</er>.]</ety> <def>A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer.</def>

<cs><col>Cold chisel</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cold</er>, <tt>a.</tt></cd></cs>

<h1>Chisel</h1> <Xpage=250>

<hw>Chis"el</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Chiseled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, or <er>Chiselled</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Chiseling</er>, or <er>Chiselling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ciseler</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; <as>as, to <ex>chisel</ex> a block of marble into a statue</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<h1>Chisleu</h1> <Xpage=250>