Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NIP'PLE
NIP'PLE, n. [Sax. nypele; dim. of nib, neb.]
- A teat; a dug; the spongy protuberance by which milk is drawn from the breasts of females. Ray. Encyc.
- The orifice at which any animal liquor is separated. Derham.
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