# sipe

> English word · Noun · IPA /saɪp/

## Definitions
1. Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
2. A drain.

## Etymology
From Old English sipian, related to seep.
* around 888 AD, K Aelfred, translation of Boethius, Chapter 33, para.5 ,
: "Seo eorþe hit helt & be sumum dæle swilgþ, & for þam sype heo biþ geleht."

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sipe