Defn: The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of November with a part of December.
CHISLEY
Chis"ley, a. Etym: [AS. ceosel gravel or sand. Cf. Chessom.]
Defn: Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; — said of a soil. Gardner.
CHIT Chit, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. ci shoot, sprig, from the same root as cinan 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. Thackeray.
3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]
4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. Knight.
CHIT
Chit, v. i.
Defn: To shoot out; to sprout. I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. Mortimer.