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sip (v.)
late 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from a source related to Low German
sippen
"to sip," or from Old English
sypian
"absorb, drink in," related to
supan
"to take into the mouth a little at a time" (see
sup
(v.2)). Related:
Sipped
;
sipping
.
sip (n.)
c. 1500, from
sip
(v.).