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Sippet vs Tippet - What's the difference?

sippet | tippet |

As nouns the difference between sippet and tippet

is that sippet is a small piece of something, especially a piece of toast or fried bean eaten with soup or gravy while tippet is a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.

sippet

English

Noun

(sippets)
  • A small piece of something, especially a piece of toast or fried bean eaten with soup or gravy.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1685, author=Robert May, title=The accomplisht cook, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Then have sippets' finely carved, and some slices of ''French'' bread in the bottom of the dish,
  • * {{quote-book, year=1764, author=Elizabeth Moxon, title=English Housewifery Exemplified, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Garnish your dish with sippets , lemon, and a few pickled mushrooms.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1859-1861, author=Mrs. Isabella Beeton, title=The Book of Household Management, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Serve with small sippets of bread fried in butter. }}

    See also

    * snippet

    Anagrams

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    tippet

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tippet) (en noun)
  • a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front
  • a stole worn by Anglican ministers
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching.
    • (Jamieson)

    Derived terms

    * tippet grebe * tippet grouse * turn tippet (Webster 1913) ----