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Definition of Skippet
1. n. A small boat; a skiff.
Definition of Skippet
1. Noun. (obsolete) A small boat; a skiff. ¹
2. Noun. A small, round box used for keeping documents and seals or for covering seals attached to documents ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skippet
1. a small box for protecting an official seal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skippet
Literary usage of Skippet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary (1871)
"The skippet was at present used by the rector of Lanivet to keep the sacramental
plate in. Two papers by Sir John Maclean, FSA, were then read ; one on the ..."
2. The Antiquarian (1871)
"Some drawings of tallies found at Lanivet, Mr. lago compared with one of the old
exchequer tallies which he produced. The skippet was at present used by the ..."
3. Quarter of a Millennium: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1731-1981 by Peter Cooper, Edwin Wolf, Library Company of Philadelphia, Marie Ellena Korey (1981)
"Four red, white and blue ribbons fasten the silver-gilt skippet to the covers
... This skippet, a round box enclosing a wax impression of the Great Seal of ..."
4. The Archaeological Journal by Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Central Committee, Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1871)
"7 Of the etymology of the word " skippet" there can be little doubt. It is simply
the diminutive of "skep" or " skip," a word which can be traced through ..."
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