An individual who closely resembles a parent
in abilities, behavior, or appearance, most often a son resembling his father.
The analogy is to wood—that is, a chip consists of the same wood as the
block from which it came—and dates back to ancient Greek times. Theocri-
tus called it a chip-of-the-old-flint (Idyls, c. 270 B.C.). The wood analogy
appeared in several writings of the seventeenth century, although usually as a
chip of the old block (Robert Sanderson, William Rowley, John Milton, and
others), and John Ray’s 1670 proverb collection had it, “Kit after kind. A
chip of the old block.”
The Fexco 2024 concludes by breaking records in visits and economic
activity.
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The International Fair and Exhibition of Cochabamba (Fexco) concluded
yesterday after 11 days of constant and intense activity. Preliminary
figures indi...
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