English

Noun

nappie ‎(plural nappies)

1. Alternative form of nappy
   1. A diaper.
      • 1954, Ernest Cady, We Adopted Three, page 65,

        Depositing Susie in the bathinette, I removed the soiled nappie.

   2. A shallow bowl.
      • 1941, Beth Bailey McLean, The Table Graces, page 19,

        For family service, the 4-inch nappie is more practical than the sherbet glass.

      • 2003, Bob Page, Dale Frederiksen, Dean Six, Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware, page 219,

        The solid colored pieces sold with this line were the nappie, fruit bowl, creamer, sugar bowl with lid, and cup.

      • 2009, Joan E. Kaiser, The Glass Industry in South Boston, page 114,

        Numerous Eastern and Midwestern glasshouses produced the nappie in several sizes.

   3. A type of strong ale.
      • a. 1846, Robert Burns, Comforts of the Poor, 1846, Henry Corbould, The Book of the Poets, page 448,

        An' whyles twalpennie-worth o′ nappie / Can mak the bodies unco happy ;