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

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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

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

From Orrain A Romance by S. Levett-Yeats

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

Here he swallowed his buttered sippet very gracefully.

From Eugenie Grandet by Katharine Prescott Wormeley

He, with his round, dumpy figure, leaned over the basin, devouring a sippet with each mouthful of broth.

From A Love Episode by Émile Zola

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