CHITS

A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.

The embryonic growing bud of a plant

"the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes"

An excrescence on the body, as a wart or a pimple.

To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.

To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.

To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.

A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.

A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system; scrip.

A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.

A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.