Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TIP, n. [D. tip, a different orthography of top; G. zipfel; that is, a shoot or extension to a point. Qu. Eth. ጥቤ thybe, the nipple.]

1. The end; the point or extremity of any thing small; as the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear; the tip of the tongue; the tip of the ear. Addison. Pope.
2. One part of the play at nine-pins. Dryden.
3. In botany, an anther. Withering.