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Webster 1913 Edition


Nipperkin

Nip′per-kin

,
Noun.
[See 1st
Nip
.]
A small cup.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


nipperkin

nipperkin

English

Noun

nipperkin (plural nipperkins)

  1. (archaic) A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume.
  2. (archaic) A small amount of beer, wine, or other liquid, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume.

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