What does "tippet" mean?

Tippet: A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [Scot.]

Additional senses

  1. 2.A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [Scot.] Jamieson. Tippet grebe (Zoöl.), the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. -- Tippet grouse (Zoöl.), the ruffed grouse. -- To turn tippet, to change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Sources