teat

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noun \ ˈtit , ˈtēt \

Definition of teat

1 :the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast :nipple

2 :a small projection or a nib (as on a mechanical part)

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teated

play \ˈti-təd, ˈtē-\ adjective

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Recent Examples of teat from the Web

There is no waiting for Josh Gordon to finally pass enough drug teats to be eligible.

— terry pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns Scribbles on quarterbacks, rookies, lack of drama -- Terry Pluto (photos)," 26 July 2017
Pulling the joey from its mother, Midson then cut the mother's teat, on which the joey was still suckling.

— National Geographic, "See a Baby Kangaroo Rescued From Dead Mother's Pouch," 1 May 2017
Her foodie travelogue is careful and vivid, going well beyond flatbreads and koofteh to sheep’s feet, milk teats and rosewater.

— max watman, New York Times, "Food Marks Milestones in These Culinary Collections," 12 Apr. 2017
The platypus's milk seeps through pores in its abdomen, not through teats as in all other mammals.

— National Geographic, "How the Venomous, Egg-Laying Platypus Evolved," 30 July 2016
GTC Biotherapeutics, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, has mastered the art of making drugs flow from the teats of livestock.

— aaron rowe, WIRED, "FDA to Evaluate Drugs Made by Genetically Modified Goats," 8 Jan. 2009

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Origin and Etymology of teat

Middle English tete, in part from Old English tit; in part from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tit teat, Middle High German zitze

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First Known Use: 12th century

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