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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHIP-IN, n.phr. A feast, a “tuck-in,” a cant term.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Watter Crighton i.:
As he had a private box in which he kept a pot of syrup, Walter gladly accompanied his young chum, and seating themselves on the top-landing the pair had a glorious “chip-in.”