white chip

noun

, Chiefly Poker.

1. a white-colored chip having the lowest value ( blue chip ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of white chip¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In fact, he grew so excessively cautious that anybody could bluff him out of quite large pots merely by reaching for a white chip.

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Bessie had not a blue bonnet; her bonnet was white chip and pink may—the enemy's colors.

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It is true that a splash had fallen on the white chip crown, but my brother was always ready with comfort.

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He lifted his line, caught an unusually large white chip on the hook and drew it to the land.

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“Oh, nothing, just a white chip on the table,” Forrest answered lightly.

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