Tiphia (tifia)

[NL. (Fabric i us, 1775), The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary 0 IMG:content-0471.png:[ocr errors] d C Unadorned Tiphia ( Tiphia in or nat a). a, perfect wasp; 6, head of larva, enlarged; c, larva, ventral view; d, cocoon, cut open. wasps, of the family Scoliidæ, having the eyes entire and the basal segment of the abdomen rounded at the base. T. in or nat a is common in the eastern United States. It makes perpendicular burrows in sandy soils, and the males frequent flowers. In its larval state it is a parasite of white grubs (the larvæ of beetles of the genus Lachnosterna ). 2. [l. c.] A wasp of this genus: as, the unadorned tiphia. tipi, n. Same as tepee. ti-plant (tē plant), n. Same as til . it at once. A number of coal tips are being erected at Warring ton. The Engineer, LXIX. 527. 3. A place or receptacle for the deposit of something by tipping; a place into which garbage or other refuse is tipped; a dump. Near to the affected dwellings is the town tip for refuse. Lancet, 1890, I. 1311. 4. Private or secret information for the benefit of the person to whom it is imparted; especially, a hint or communication pointing to succe in a bet or a speculative venture of any kind, as in horse-racing, the buying and selling of stocks or other property, etc. [Colloq.] It should be the first duty of consuls to keep the Foreign Office promptly supplied with every commercial tip that can be of use to British trade. Quarterly Rev., CLXIII. 175. 5. A small present of money; a gratuity; especially, a present of money made to a servant or employee of another, nominally for a service rendered or expected. See tip2, v. t., 6. What money is better bestowed than that of a school boy's tip?... It ble es him that gives and him that takes. Thackeray, New comes, xvi. Foul tip, in base - ball, a foul hit, not rising above the batsman's head, caught by the catcher when playing within ten feet of the home base. National Playing Rules for 1891. The first catchers who came up under the bat were wont to wear a small piece of rubber in the mouth as a protection to the teeth from foul tips . The Century , XXXVIII. 837. Straight tip, correct secret information; a trustworthy hint in regard to chances in betting, speculation, etc.; a pointer: usually with the . [Slang.] He was a real good fellow, and would give them the straight tip [about a horse-race]. A. C. Grant, Bush Life in Queensland, II. 33. Tip for tapt, one stroke for another; like for like. See tit for tat, under tit4. - To mi one's tip. See mi 1.