Chit

n.	1.	The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
	2.	A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. A little chit of a woman. - Thackeray.
	3.	An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
	4.	A small tool used in cleaving laths.
	1.	A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like.
	2.	A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.
v. i.	1.	To shoot out; to sprout. I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. - Mortimer.
3d pers. s	1.	Chideth.

Noun

1.

chit - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" Synonyms: tab, check

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