Chit
Chit (chit) , noun
[Compare Anglo-Saxon cīe shoot, sprig, from the same root as cīnan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]
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.
3.
An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obsolete]
4.
A small tool used in cleaving laths. — Knight
Chit , noun
[Hind. chittī.]
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. [India, China, etc.]
Also: Chitty
Chit , intransitive verb
To shoot out; to sprout.
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth.
Chit , 3d pers. sing.
Chideth. [Obsolete] — Chaucer