Obs. rare. Also 6 quipp-, quyppie. [Of obscure origin; perh. a. L. quippe indeed, forsooth (with sarcastic force).] = QUIP sb.
1519. Horman, Vulg., 61 § 3. To rayle and rage vpon hym in rymes and quyppies.
1549. Chaloner, Erasm. on Folly, S j. Which quippie in waie of reproche is used against blockheades.
1569. J. Sanford, trans. Agrippa’s Van. Artes, 116. Sometimes they mainetaine talke with fond quippies.
