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Tippet vs Tipper - What's the difference?

tippet | tipper |

As nouns the difference between tippet and tipper

is that tippet is a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front while tipper is someone who tips, someone who gives a tip.

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) ----

    tipper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who tips, someone who gives a tip.
    • The Americans are among the most generous tippers in the world.
  • A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper.
  • (slang) A small moustache.
    • English agent nouns