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nipple

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Main Entry:
nip·ple 
          Listen to the pronunciation of nipple
Pronunciation:
\ˈni-pəl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
earlier neble, nible, probably diminutive of neb, nib
Date:
circa 1530
1: the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn2 a: an artificial teat through which a bottle-fed infant nurses b: a device with an orifice through which the discharge of a liquid can be regulated3 a: a protuberance resembling or suggesting the nipple of a breast b: a small projection through which oil or grease is injected into machinery4: a pipe coupling consisting of a short piece of threaded tubing
nip·pled 
          Listen to the pronunciation of nippled \-pəld\ adjective


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