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CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

Specialty Definition: CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

Domain	Definition
Literature	Chip of the Old Block (A). A son or child of the same stuff as his father. The chip is the same wood as the block. Burke applied the words to W. Pitt. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms within Context: CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Similarity	Analogue; the like; match, pendant, fellow companion, pair, mate, twin, double, counterpart, brother, sister; one's second self, alter ego, chip of the old block, par nobile fratrum, Arcades ambo, birds of a feather, et hoc genus omne; gens de meme famille.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Photo Album: CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A Chip Of The Old Block. / London: J.L. Marks. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Expression: CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

Expression using "CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK": a chip of the old block. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

Language		Translations for "CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		apjára üt (he is a chip of the old block), apja fia (he is a chip of the old block, like sire like son). (various references)

Pig Latin		ipchay ofay ethay olday ockblay

Turkish		babasının oğlu (a chip of the old block), babasına çok benzeyen çocuk (a chip of the old block). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

INDEX

1. Images: Photo Album
2. Expressions
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bibliography

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