n.
- the small projection in which the mammary ducts of female mammals terminate and from which milk can be secreted.
▸the corresponding vestigial structure in a male.
▸N. Amer. the teat of a feeding bottle.
- a small projection on a machine, especially one from which oil or other fluid is dispensed.
▸a short section of pipe with a screw thread at each end for coupling.
Derivative
Etymology
C16 (also as neble, nible): perh. a dimin. of neb.
