sippet

[ sip-it ]

noun

a small bit; fragment.
a small piece of bread or the like for dipping in liquid food, as in gravy or milk; a small sop.

a crouton.

Origin of sippet

First recorded in 1520–30; sip + -et

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How to use sippet in a sentence

A sop in the moonshine must have been a sippet in this dish.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare | Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer

British Dictionary definitions for sippet

sippet

/ (ˈsɪpɪt) /

noun

a small piece of something, esp a piece of toast or fried bread eaten with soup or gravy

Origin of sippet

C16: used as diminutive of sop; see -et

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