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What is a tippet?

What is a tippet? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
  2. A stole worn by Anglican ministers or other clergymen.
  3. (Scotland, obsolete) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line.
  4. (Scotland, obsolete) A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching.
  5. in fly fishing, the part of the leader that attaches to the fly
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At his fancy-dress party, Armstrong, already huge, augments his volume with tails, a heavy cloak with a triple tippet, and a three-cornered hat.
I have used both blood and surgeon's knots with equal success to attach leader to tippet.
I use knotless tapered leaders but after attaching a few flies I tie in some tippet material when needed.
For the bigger fish, try peeler crab tipped off with a tiny square section of mackerel or squid, or lugworm with a tippet of mackerel or squid.
Surely slivers of raw offal are the only appropriate accessory for a full-length fox coat with matching paw-and-nose tippet?
She had cast off her hood and tippet, and lay on her bed, her face turned to the wall.

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