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sipper

American  
[sip-er] / ˈsɪp ər /

noun

  1. a person who sips.

  2. a paper tube through which to sip; drinking straw.

sipper British  
/ ˈsɪpə /

noun

  1. informal a drinking straw

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Etymology

Origin of sipper

First recorded in 1605–15; sip + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Sipper of ancient flagons, Often the lonesome boy Saw in the farmers' wagons The chariots hurled at Troy.

From The Little Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets by Rittenhouse, Jessie Belle

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