Tipping
Encyclopedia
Tipping may refer to:
- Paying a gratuity for services rendered
- Giving information
- Cow tippingCow tippingCow tipping or cow pushing is the purported activity of sneaking up on a sleeping, upright cow and pushing it over for fun. As cattle do not sleep standing up, cow tipping is a myth.-Myth and reality:...
, a rumored activity involving pushing over a sleeping cow - Fly-tippingFly-tippingFly-tipping is a British term for dumping waste illegally instead of in an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, i.e...
, British term for illegally dumping waste - Footy tipping, a competition involving picking winning sports teams over a given season
- Norsk TippingNorsk TippingNorsk Tipping AS is the national lottery in Norway, located in Hamar. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs...
, the national lottery of Norway - Gate feeGate feeA gate fee is the charge levied upon a given quantity of waste received at a waste processing facility.In the case of a landfill it is generally levied to offset the cost of opening, maintaining and eventually closing the site. It may also include any landfill tax which is applicable in the region...
, or tipping fee, a charge levied based on quantity of waste
People
- Bartholomew Tipping IVBartholomew Tipping IVBartholomew Tipping was the High Sheriff of Berkshire in England.Bartholomew was the son of John Tipping of Chequers at Stokenchurch in Oxfordshire and Woolley Park at Chaddleworth in Berkshire and his wife, Mary Spire. John Tipping was the son of Eternity Tipping's first cousin...
, late 17th century High Sheriff of Berkshire - Bartholomew Tipping VIIBartholomew Tipping VIIBartholomew Tipping was the High Sheriff of Berkshire in England.Bartholomew was the son of Bartholomew Tipping VI of Woolley Park at Chaddleworth in Berkshire and his wife, Anne Henshaw. He inherited the family estate in 1757 and became High Sheriff in 1798, the year before his death. He was...
, late 18th century High Sheriff of Berkshire - E W (Bill) TippingE W (Bill) TippingEdmond William Tipping was an Australian journalist, social commentator and activist.-Early life and family:"Bill" Tipping was born in Moonee Ponds, and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he was school captain in 1933...
, 20th century Australian journalist, social commentator and activist - Henry Avray TippingHenry Avray TippingHenry Avray Tipping was a French-born British writer on country houses and gardens, and a garden designer.He was born in the Château de Ville-d'Avray near Versailles, while his parents were living in France before moving into Brasted Place in Kent, where he grew up...
(1855-1933), British writer and garden designer - Sir Thomas Tipping (knight)Thomas Tipping (knight)Sir Thomas Tipping was a prominent Parliamentarian during the English Civil War.-Family:Sir Thomas was the eldest son of John Tipping of Wheatfield Park in Oxfordshire and his wife, Anne daughter of Sir Christopher Pigott of Doddershall in Buckinghamshire. He was baptised in Wheatfield Church on...
, early 17th century English commissioner - Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Tipping, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Tipping was a late 17th century English baronet and Member of Parliament.Sir Thomas was the second son, but tenth child, of Sir Thomas Tipping of Wheatfield Park in Oxfordshire by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Sir White Beconshaw of Moyles Court at Ellingham in Hampshire...
, late 17th century English baronet and member of Parliament - Tip TippingTip TippingTimothy Tipping , better known as Tip Tipping, was an English film and television stuntman and actor.Prior to his career as a stuntman, Tipping served in the Royal Marines and 21st Special Air Service Regiment...
, English stuntman - William 'Eternity' TippingWilliam 'Eternity' TippingWilliam Tipping was an early 17th century English religious writer.William Tipping was ths fourth son of Sir George Tipping of Wheatfield Park, Oxfordshire by his wife, Dorothy , daughter of Sir John Borlase of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire. He was the uncle of Sir Thomas Tipping the Elder...
, early 17th century English religious writer - William TippingWilliam TippingWilliam Tipping was an English railway magnate and Conservative politician.Tipping was the son of John Tipping, a merchant of Liverpool, and was educated at a private school at Tottenham. He became a director of the London and North Western Railway and purchased Brasted Park, at Brasted, Kent....
, 19th Century English railway magnate