skippet

[ skip-it ]

noun
  1. a small, round box for protecting an official or personal seal, as on a document.

Origin of skippet

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, skippet is from the Middle English word skipet.See skip3, -et

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British Dictionary definitions for skippet

skippet

/ (ˈskɪpɪt) /


noun
  1. a small round box for preserving a document or seal

Origin of skippet

1
C14: perhaps from skeppe skep

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