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

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sippet

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

Finally he finished his last sippet of bread steeped in soup, pushed aside his plate, helped himself to a plum, and looked around him.

From Orrain A Romance by S. Levett-Yeats

Here he swallowed his buttered sippet very gracefully.

From Eugenie Grandet by Katharine Prescott Wormeley

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 Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

The only time that woman is happy is when she comes in of a morning to the little boys' dormitories with a cup of hot Epsom salts, and a sippet of bread.

From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by William Makepeace Thackeray