Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chippy \Chip"py\, a.
   Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.

Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common
   near dwelling; -- also called {chipping bird} and {chipping
   sparrow}, from its simple note.