tippet

Example Sentences

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“I quickly raised my rod, hoping I would not snap the 5X tippet against his moving weight.”

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

He wears a fine fur tippet about his shoulders and a brown cap; for the time, his dress is strikingly plain.

From Economist • Jul. 30, 2015

Alexander Woollcott He Is Prominent in the Rotary Club of Literary New York Alexander Woollcott has added a species of small tippet to his facial equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive

When king mackerel is the target, an Albright knot is a strong, simple way to add a wire bite tippet to the leader system.

From Time Magazine Archive

She unwound her traveling veils and threw off her fur tippet.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck