About The Word Nipple
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Nipple
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What's The Definition Of Nipple?
[n] the small projection of a mammary gland
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nipple: mamilla | mammilla | pap | teat | tit Related Terms | Find terms related to Nipple: adjutage | bag | boobs | bosom | breast | breasts | brisket | bust | catheter | chest | crop | drainpipe | dug | efflux tube | fire hose | flue pipe | funnel | garden hose | gas pipe | hose | hosepipe | knockers | mama | mamelon | mamelonation | mammary gland | mammilla | mammillation | nenes | organ pipe | pap | papilla | pigeon breast | pipe | pipeline | pipette | piping | reed | reed pipe | siamese | siamese connection | siphon | snorkel | soil pipe | standpipe | steam pipe | stem | straw | tap | teat | thorax | tit | tits | titties | titty | tube | tubing | tubulation | tubule | tubulet | tubulure | udder | waste pipe | water pipe See Also | mamma | mammary gland | reproductive organ | sex organ Nipple In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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