chip carving

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noun

wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.

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Origin of chip carving

First recorded in 1890–95

Like drawing tattoos, sewing earmuffs, or fashioning model airplanes from old chip bags?
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Late former governors of NY, TX starred in a 1994 snack chip ad.
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Can you chip away at the distrust of the police among black people?
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That victory for the tab became a bargaining chip in all future dealings with the superstar.
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Whole Foods and kitchens across the country should probably start carving out a (very chilled) section for him now.
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The windows are ornamented by tracery, and the façade is enriched by a free use of carving.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The whole of the carving and sculptured work has been executed by Mr. John Roddis.
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It is a fine marble, much too hard to admit of minute carving, but taking a high polish.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
He has his particular likings and tit-bits, and is very expert in carving out the parts of an animal that please him best.
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On the upper part of each of these posts was a rude carving of a hideous human face with prominent teeth.
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