chism

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English

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from *chissen, a plural of Middle English chis, chys (sprout), variant of Middle English chithe, from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

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Noun

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chism (plural chisms)

  1. (dialectal) A shoot or sprout; a bud.
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Verb

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chism (third-person singular simple present chisms, present participle chisming, simple past and past participle chismed)

  1. (dialectal) To sprout, bud, or germinate.

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