tippet

1. (historical) A piece of mail armor protecting the shoulders and neck; a camail.Examples: "We are inclined to think this warrior wears his camail over the upper part of the surcoat, which would account for the sudden disappearance of the shield strap or guige when it reaches the mail tippet."; "Taking the place of the mail coif is the “camail” or mail tippet, which is fastened to the edge of the bascinet. His arm defences show circular plates or “palettes,” which guard the inside of the arm at pit and elbow."; "Hence this leader wears a richly decorated fur hat and a large gold neck chain, as well as a full steel cuirass over a padded mail tippet. The armour has the horizontally ridged breastplate characteristic of Germany […]"historical

2. (Scotland, obsolete) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line.Scotlandobsolete

3. (Scotland, obsolete) A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching.Examples: "The school constituency[…]provded “tippets” of straw to repair the thatch"Scotlandobsolete

4. (fishing) In fly fishing, the part of the leader that attaches to the fly.