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Tippee vs Tippet - What's the difference?

tippee | tippet |

As nouns the difference between tippee and tippet

is that tippee is the recipient of a gratuity while tippet is a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.

tippee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The recipient of a gratuity.
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    • , passage=An 1890 article in The New York Times debated the ethics of tipping porters : “Tipping is objected to by austere and frugal American moralists upon the ground that it undermines the manhood and self-respect of the tippee . }}
  • (US, legal, finance) A recipient of inside information.
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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) ----