nipple

n. முலைக்காம்பு, முலைக்காம்பு பாதுகாப்புக் கவிகை, குழந்தைப் பால்புட்டிக் காம்பு, தோல்-கண்ணாடி-உலோகம் முதலியவற்றின் மீதுள்ள குமிழ் முளை, மலைமீதுள்ள சிறு முகடு, துப்பாக்கி விசைமீது மூடிப் பொருத்தப்படும் துளையிட்ட முனைப்பு.

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Nip"ple, n. Etym: [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See Neb, Nib.] 1. (Anat.) Defn: The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. [R.] Derham. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge. 4. (Mech.) Defn: A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering.

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