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Trippet vs Tippet - What's the difference?

trippet | tippet |

As nouns the difference between trippet and tippet

is that trippet is a cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly while tippet is a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.

trippet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (engineering) A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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) ----