Definition for NIP'PLE

NIP'PLE, n. [Sax. nypele; dim. of nib, neb.]

  1. A teat; a dug; the spongy protuberance by which milk is drawn from the breasts of females. Ray. Encyc.
  2. The orifice at which any animal liquor is separated. Derham.

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