chippy
n.— «Second period play proved to be the roughest of the night as both teams grew a little chippy.» —“Winslow skaters rip Gardiner, 7-2″ by Gary Hawkins Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.) Jan. 13, 1977. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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