chip basket

noun

a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
a basket made of thin strips of wood, used esp for packing fruit

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You hear a rough tear of paper, and you look around to see the managing editor adding to the responsibilities of his chip-basket.
Around The Tea-Table
T. De Witt Talmage