Chippy vs. Carpenter

Chippy vs. Carpenter — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Chippy and Carpenter

Chippynoun

(British) A fish-and-chip shop.

Carpenternoun

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

Chippynoun

A carpenter.

Carpenternoun

(nautical) 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.

Chippynoun

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

Carpenternoun

A two-wheeled carriage.

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Chippynoun

(New Zealand) A potato chip.

Carpenternoun

(zoology) A carpenter bee.

Chippynoun

A prostitute or promiscuous woman.

Carpenternoun

A woodlouse.

Chippynoun

A chiptune.

Carpenterverb

To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber.

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Chippynoun

(US) A chipping sparrow.

Carpenternoun

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

Chippyadjective

Ill-tempered, disagreeable.

Carpenterverb

work as a carpenter

Chippyadjective

Involving violence or unfair play.

Chippyadjective

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

Chippyadjective

(dated) As dry as a chip of wood.

Chippyadjective

(archaic) Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.