NIPPERKIN

Meaning of NIPPERKIN in English

(n.) A small cup.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

NIPPERKIN — ˈnipə(r)kə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a liquor container or vessel with a capacity of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIPPERKIN — ( n. ) A small cup.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NIPPERKIN — noun a small cup.
Webster English vocab
NIPPERKIN — A small measure.
Slang English vocab
NIP — I. ˈnip verb ( nipped or archaic nipt ; nipped or archaic nipt ; nipping ; nips ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIP — nip 1 /nip/ , v. , nipped, nipping , n. v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIP — I. ˈnip verb ( nipped ; nip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English nippen; akin to Middle Dutch nipen to pinch, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIP — [nip] vb nipped ; nip.ping [ME nippen; akin to ON hnippa to prod] vt (14c) 1 a: to catch hold …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIP — / nɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) 1. nip (at sth) to give sb/sth a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIP — I. nip 1 /nɪp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle nipped , present participle nipping ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NIP — n. & v. --n. a small quantity of spirits. --v.intr. (nipped, nipping) drink spirits. [prob. abbr. of nipperkin small measure: …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NIP — n. & v. n. a small quantity of spirits. v.intr. (nipped, nipping) drink spirits. [ prob. abbr. of nipperkin small …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NIP — 1. v. & n. --v. (nipped, nipping) 1. tr. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2 tr. (often foll. by off) …
Oxford English vocab
NYP — NYP, or NIP. A half pint, a nip of ale: whence the nipperkin, a small vessel.
Slang English vocab

Английский словарь Webster

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