A halter; see Latimer's sermon before. Edward VI. A. D. 1549.
·noun A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. II. Tippet ·noun A handful of straw bound tog...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A snood for a fishing-line. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting him from certain paris...
A young thief or pickpocket, who in time will ripen into fruit borne by the deadly never-green. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
or FORETOP A wig with the foretop combed over the eyes in a knowing style; such being much worn by ...