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noun

Chat n.

Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. "Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that."

(Zool.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria viridis), and the long-tailed chat (Icteria longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidae, as the stonechat, and whinchat.

Bush chat. (Zool.) See under Bush.

Chat n.

A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.

pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore.

Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine. (Local.)

verb

Chat v. t. To talk of. (Obs.)

Chat v. i. (past & past part. chatted; pres. part. chatting) To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip. "To chat a while on their adventures."

Synonyms: To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chat" Quotes from Famous Books

... that he and himself were together at this work; for he thought without doubting that he and himself together could do. How many times have I heard ancient men, and ancient women at it with themselves, when all alone in some private room, or in some solitary path; and in their chat they have been sometimes reasoning, sometimes chiding, sometimes pleading, sometimes praying, and sometimes singing; but yet all has been done by themselves when all alone; but yet so done, as one that has ...

— The Pharisee And The Publican • John Bunyan

... seeing that Olaf and the men had their breakfast, and that the cleaning or the butter-making or the washing was properly begun by the two girls in the kitchen. Then, at about eight o'clock, she would take Clara's coffee up to her, and chat with her while she drank it, telling her what was going on in the house. Old Mrs. Ericson frequently said that her daughter-in-law would not know what day of the week it was if Johanna did not tell her every morning. Mrs. ...

— A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays • Willa Cather

... back he took advantage of Lemuel's continued presence to have a little chat. He was a short, plump, stubby-moustached man, and he looked strong and well, but he said, with an introductory sigh, "Well, sir, I get sore all over at this business. There ain't a bone in me that hain't got an ache in it. Sometimes I can't tell but what it's the ache got a bone ...

— The Minister's Charge • William D. Howells

... stretched out his hand for the third cup of tea (which he had taken only for the purpose of prolonging the pleasant table-chat), "I wonder which of us is ...

— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) • Various

... stress on the word "you," but neither Basil nor Ermengarde noticed it. They began to chat together over the delights of the day which lay before them. The holiday spirit was caught up by the younger children, and soon an uproar and excitement of delight arose, which even Miss Nelson ...

— The Children of Wilton Chase • Mrs. L. T. Meade

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