trippet

[ trip-it ]

nounMachinery.

a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.

Origin of trippet

First recorded in 1300–50, trippet is from the Middle English word trypet.See trip¹, -et

Words Nearby trippet

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How to use trippet in a sentence

Did you bolt the front door, Marian, when you let trippet out?
Boston Neighbours In Town and Out | Agnes Blake Poor
She requested Mr. trippet to order her carriage that night, and went home without uttering one single word to Captain Blackbeard.
Stories of Comedy | Various
"He shall cut the throat of Sly first, though," replied Mr. trippet, fiercely.
Stories of Comedy | Various
trippet was the family cat, who had shown symptoms of alarm at the aspect of the unwonted guest.
Boston Neighbours In Town and Out | Agnes Blake Poor
And she left Ensign trippet in a very solemn and affecting way.
Stories of Comedy | Various

British Dictionary definitions for trippet

trippet

/ (ˈtrɪpɪt) /

noun

any mechanism that strikes or is struck at regular intervals, as by a cam

Origin of trippet

C15 (in the sense: a piece of wood used in a game): from trippen to trip

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