Tĭp'pet, n.

n. [A-S. täppet, from täppe, tape. See TAPE.]

1. A narrow garment or covering for the neck, made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. Bacon.
2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish-line. [Scot.] Simmonds.
3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [Scot.] Simmonds.

To turn tippet, to change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.