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nipple |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nipple \Nip"ple\, n. [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See {Neb}, {Nib}.] 1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. [R.] --Derham. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge. 4. (Mech.) A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end for connecting two other fittings. {Solder nipple}, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nipple n : the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: {mammilla}, {mamilla}, {pap}, {teat}, {tit}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: nipple {Trackpoint}
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