sippet

American  

[sip-it] / ˈsɪp ɪt /

noun

1. a small bit; fragment.

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

3. a crouton.

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sippet British  

/ ˈsɪpɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sippet

First recorded in 1520–30; sip + -et

Example Sentences

But the logomaniac's great joy in the O.E.D. is to wander through it looking for the glint of old coins: sippet, maumetry, floscule, gimmer, the wonderfully dark deathbird and night-hag.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this Jeanne ventured to begin; but her frame was so enfeebled that with the second sippet of bread she declared herself wearied.

From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile

And the King flung a sippet of toast after him as he added: 'I am hedged in with robbers.'

From Orrain A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S.

When quite crisp, dip one side of the sippet into the beaten white of an egg mixed with a little flour, and place it on the edge of the dish.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Here he swallowed his buttered sippet very gracefully.

From Eugenie Grandet by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott