"nipperkin" meaning in All languages combined

See nipperkin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nipperkins [plural]
Etymology: Probably from nip (“a dram or sip”) + -er + -kin as in kilderkin. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||kin|id2=diminutive}} + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun}} nipperkin (plural nipperkins)
  1. (archaic) A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-nipperkin-en-noun-eMrXDL3n
  2. (archaic) A small amount of beer, wine, or other liquid, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-nipperkin-en-noun-0ZsVKVeq Disambiguation of Containers: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kin, English terms suffixed with -kin (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -kin: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -kin (diminutive): 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nip

Inflected forms

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