Thursday, December 01, 2005

Words: nipple [AHED]

nip·ple
NOUN: (We know the definition of nipple.)
ETYMOLOGY: From obsolete neble, diminutive of neb.

neb
NOUN: 1a. A beak of a bird. b. A nose; a snout. 2. A projecting part, especially a nib.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old English.

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