What's the difference between sipper and skipper?

Sipper


Definition:

  • (n.) One whi sips.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Six types of stoppers, each having different compositions, were cleaned with stainless-steel sipper tubes inserted into them and attached to polypropylene bottles filled with either deionized water (pH 4.5) or acidified-deionized water (pH 2.5).
  • (2) Eighteen enteral-fed male Sprague-Dawley rats had access to a standard hyperalimentation solution via a sipper tube ad libitum.
  • (3) Pine voles (Microtus pinetorum) were given sipper tubes containing saccharin solution, and after drinking, were injected with 0.15 M LiCl.
  • (4) We have worked tirelessly to share our gin of the highest quality with discerning sippers,” said Galsworthy.
  • (5) CFA was expressed in two-sipper tests, and during allogrooming of material from a cagemate's fur, but not during autogrooming.
  • (6) Also, in the absence of unique flavor cues, the rats learned to prefer, apparently based on somatosensory cues, the sipper tube that was paired with IG Polycose infusions.
  • (7) Subsequently, two-sipper tests were given to assure the presence of conditioned flavor avoidance (CFA), and then animals were presented with saccharin in carboxymethyl-cellulose on their own fur (autogrooming), or on the fur of cagemates (allogrooming).
  • (8) In contrast, only 1-3 days later when these animals are weaned, they strongly reject NaCl solutions from sipper tubes in favor of water.
  • (9) Group II received standard TPN solution orally from a bottle sipper and drank the solution ad libitum.

Skipper


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, skips.
  • (n.) A young, thoughtless person.
  • (n.) The saury (Scomberesox saurus).
  • (n.) The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.
  • (n.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadae; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.
  • (n.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.
  • (n.) A ship boy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Brazil skipper Thiago Silva must sit this one out on the naughty step after picking up a silly booking - his second of the tournament - for obstructing Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina as he attempted to take a kick.
  • (2) In electrophysiological experiments intracellular microelectrode recordings of responses to illumination are made from single retinular cells of the skipper, Epargyreus clarus, an animal that lacks iris pigment.
  • (3) You always wonder how the AL skipper is going to fare under National League rules, and as far as I can tell, Farrell has never been a part of a NL team as a player or as a coach or manager.
  • (4) McKenzie’s concerns about the portrayal of a dying reef are shared by Claire Zwick, a former GBRMPA boat skipper and now co-owner of Coral Sea Dreaming in Cairns.
  • (5) Kyle Lohse has been insane this season, yet some were surprised when Cards skipper Mike Matheny picked him to start the wild-card game against the Braves.
  • (6) Many butterfly names are inaccurate – the Essex skipper, for instance, is found far beyond that county – and some are becoming more so.
  • (7) A skipper has no say in selection, he has no say in tactics, he has no say in substitutions.
  • (8) Fishing boat skipper Steve Yeandle was in no doubt.
  • (9) Costa Rican Carlos Hernandez whipped in a pinpoint free-kick from the left for skipper Durante to shade home on the far post.
  • (10) The ball was crossed from the left and the Liverpool skipper looped it into the top right-hand corner with a fine header from the edge of the six-yard box.
  • (11) Clean break England's new skipper's line on chastity: 2007 – Rio denies organising the £4k-per-head Man United Christmas party, which was set up, a club insider told the press, "for players only: strictly no wives or girlfriends.
  • (12) The first (Skipper) assumes that sensitive and resistant populations are present at the beginning of treatment.
  • (13) Still, it’s an impressive coup for the league to ensure their part of the deal and the stability it brings – whatever the multi-platform future, the large-scale TV deal is still one of the key unsentimental litmus tests for how a league is translating, and while the network executives, particularly ESPN’s John Skipper, acknowledged that “it’s a future buy.
  • (14) ESPN chief executive John Skipper said in a memo to the sports network’s staff members that Smith’s comments don’t reflect the company’s viewpoint or values.
  • (15) Skipper admitted he does not want a repeat of last time when they were salami-sliced by 15%, along with all the other – much better financed, Northern Ballet point out – ballet and opera companies.
  • (16) I have known Daniel Sturridge a long time but the skipper has been great with us,” said Delph, who was one of four new faces called up last week.
  • (17) Below is Tate Hill Sands, where the ship carrying Dracula ran aground, its crew missing, its dead skipper lashed to the wheel.
  • (18) Separately, a Gambian skipper suspected of smuggling 116 African migrants was detained by Italian police.
  • (19) Photograph: Alamy There are whales and dolphins just off the coast, and it is possible to avoid the more commercial whale-watching trips; I sailed with skipper João Vieira on the Ilhéu , an elegant 1946 ketch.
  • (20) Based on response to a 124-item food checklist, subjects' usual breakfast habits were classified into one of six discrete categories: 1) Skipper, 2) Ready-to-Eat (RTE) cereal with Fiber, 3) Traditional Breakfast, 4) Chips or Sweets, 5) Other RTE, or 6) Mixed Breakfasts.

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