Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sippet \Sip"pet\, n. [See {Sip}, {Sop}.]
   A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in
   milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried
   bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing.

         Your sweet sippets in widows' houses.    --Milton.