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(nip′əl)

noun

the small protuberance on a breast or udder through which, in the female, the milk passes in suckling the young; teat
an artificial teatlike part, as of rubber, in the cap of a baby's nursing bottle
any projection, part, or thing resembling the nipple of a breast in shape or function; specif.,
1. a short piece of pipe with both ends threaded
2. a projection with a small opening through which a liquid or grease can be forced

Origin: earlier neble, prob. dim. of neb

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noun

a. The small projection near the center of the mammary gland containing the outlets of the milk ducts through which young mammals obtain milk from the adult female; a teat.
b. A corresponding projection of the male breast.
a. The rubber cap on a bottle from which a baby nurses.
b. A pacifier for an infant.
Any of various devices functioning like or resembling a nipple, especially:
a. A regulated opening for discharging a liquid, as in a small stopcock.
b. A pipe coupling threaded on both ends.
c. A short extension of pipe to which a nozzle can be attached.
d. A small projection through which grease in a grease gun can be forced into a bearing.
A natural or geographic projection resembling a nipple, as a mountain crest.

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Origin: From obsolete neble

Origin: , diminutive of neb

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