chippy
adj.— «The game was wide open with end-to-end rushes and very little chippy stuff and few penalties.» —“Native Sons Gain Entry in Five-Team Hockey Loop” by Don Maclean Lethbridge Herald (Alberta, Can.) Nov. 26, 1959. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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