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In 1904 several finely chipt flint arrow heads, about one inch in length and breadth, were found in the parish of Salmonby, near Horncastle, in a field called “Warlow Camp,” doubtless the site of a prehistoric settlement.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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Their friendship was never "chipt or diminished"; but the longer they lived, the stronger it grew.
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Ther wor a young lad at Dewsbury an he wor varry fond o 'gooid aitin, -- it's net a varry uncommon complaint amang lads, -- but this chap wor mooar nor usual fond o' gooid things, an if ivver he gate hold ov onny brass, he allus used to spend it awther at a pie shop, or on fish fried wi 'chipt puttates, or some other daintes o' that sooart.
Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877
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He prides himself on being a gander, and never forgets the lesson instilled into him by his parents, soon as he chipt the shell in the nest among the nettles, that his ancestors saved the Roman Capitol.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 John Wilson 1819
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That noselesse, handlesse, hackt and chipt come to him.
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3408: That noselesse, handlesse, hackt and chipt, come to him;
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"Ole Brer Rabbit, he chipt in en 'greed, he did, en Brer Wolf, he tuck'n hitch up he team, en put he mammy in de waggin, en den him en Brer
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"Ole Brer Rabbit, he chipt in en 'greed, he did, en Brer Wolf, he tuck'n hitch up he team, en put he mammy in de waggin, en den him en Brer
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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