Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NIP, n.

1. A seizing.
2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. Ascham.
3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants; destruction by frost.
5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. Stepney.
6. A sip or small draught; as, a nip of toddy. [G. nippen, Dan. nipper, to sip.]