According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
nipple
(noun) a flexible cap on a baby’s feeding bottle or pacifier
nipple, mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit
(noun) the small projection of a mammary gland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nipple (plural nipples)
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]
A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner. [from 16th c.]
An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants. [from 17th c.]
Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
(now, chiefly, historical) A perforated segment that fits into part of the breech of a muzzle-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed. [from 19th c.]
(chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]
An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim. [from 20th c.]
• See also nipples
• (mammary gland, artificial mammary gland): teat
• (mammary gland): tit
nipple (third-person singular simple present nipples, present participle nippling, simple past and past participle nippled)
(transitive) To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
(transitive) To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.
• lippen
Source: Wiktionary
Nip"ple, n. Etym: [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See Neb, Nib.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.
2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. [R.] Derham.
3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge.
4. (Mech.)
Definition: A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.