† ˈquippy Obs. rare.
Also 6 quipp-, quyppie.
[Of obscure origin; perh. a. L. quippe indeed, forsooth (with sarcastic force).]
= quip n.
| 1519 W. Horman Vulg. 61 §3 To rayle and rage vpon hym in rymes and quyppies. 1549 Chaloner Erasm. on Folly S j, Which quippie in waie of reproche is used against blockheades. 1569 J. Sandford tr. Agrippa's Van. Artes 116 Sometimes they mainetaine talke with fond quippies. |