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By Mia Russell
•The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.•An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.•A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.•A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.•Rubbish thrown from a quarry.•To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.•To strike slightly; to tap.•To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.•To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.•To fall on, or incline to, one side.•A light touch or blow; a tap.•A gift; a douceur; a fee.•A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.