Who first used the term"a chip off the old block"?

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Who first used the term"a chip off the old block"?

2007-07-01 04:17:40 · 2 answers · asked by dublin40 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Robert Sanderson, 1637. It was originally "a chip of the same block",

2007-07-04 20:30:32 · answer #1 · answered by boyplakwatsa.com 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

This term usually refers to a boy resembling his father. It could refer to wood or stone. My guess is that it probably referred to wood since the use of wood and carpentry was more commonplace than stone sculpture.

The first person to use the term is probably lost in history.

2007-07-01 04:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by don n 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋