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sippet en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A small piece of something, especially a piece of toast or fried bean eaten with soup or gravy.
   • Garnish your dish with sippets, lemon, and a few pickled mushrooms. 1764, Elizabeth Moxon, English Housewifery Exemplified:
   • 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. 1889 November 9, The Saturday Review, London, page 538, column 1:
   • Then have sippets finely carved, and some slices of French bread in the bottom of the dish, […]. 1685, Robert May, The accomplisht cook:
   • The best sauce for green geese is the juice of sorrel and sugar, mixed together with a few scladed feaberries and served upon sippets 1615, Gervase Markham, The English Huswife:
   • Serve with small sippets of bread fried in butter. 1859-1861, Mrs. Isabella Beeton, The Book of Household Management:

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