sippet

English

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century, as a diminutive of sop. See -et.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpɪt

Noun

sippet (plural sippets)

1. (obsolete) A small piece of something, especially a piece of toast or fried bean eaten with soup or gravy.
   • 1615, Gervase Markham, The English Huswife:

     The best sauce for green geese is the juice of sorrel and sugar, mixed together with a few scladed feaberries and served upon sippets

   • 1685, Robert May, The accomplisht cook‎^[1]:

     Then have sippets finely carved, and some slices of French bread in the bottom of the dish, […] .

   • 1764, Elizabeth Moxon, English Housewifery Exemplified‎^[2]:

     Garnish your dish with sippets, lemon, and a few pickled mushrooms.

   • 1859-1861, Mrs. Isabella Beeton, The Book of Household Management‎^[3]:

     Serve with small sippets of bread fried in butter.

   • 1889 November 9, The Saturday Review, London, page 538, column 1:

     The ghost of Mr. Woodhouse himself may stare and gasp at being told that this awful preparation, this culinary corpse-reviver, apparently suited only to chalcenterous persons or those at the point of death, is a very simple mutton broth with sippets in it.

See also

• snippet

Anagrams

• PPEist, pipets