Nipperkin

noun

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Definitions

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

    "[L]et Tim send the ale and the sack, and the nipperkin of double-distilled, with a bit of diet-loaf, or some such trinket, and score it to the new comer."

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"[L]et Tim send the ale and the sack, and the nipperkin of double-distilled, with a bit of diet-loaf, or some such trinket, and score it to the new comer."

Etymology

Probably from nip (“a dram or sip”) + -er + -kin as in kilderkin.

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