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grease nipple

grease nipple noun: a fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.

Noun

grease nipple (plural grease nipples)

  1. A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
    • As on all other British Railways standard locomotives to date, the lubrication of motion pins and reversing gear is by grease nipple and gun.1953 February, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 2-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 109
    Synonyms:
    grease fitting, zerk

Synonyms of grease nipple

Forms of grease nipple

pluralgrease nipples

Questions about grease nipple

What does grease nipple mean?
Grease nipple means a fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
What part of speech is grease nipple?
Grease nipple is a noun.
What is the plural of grease nipple?
The plural of grease nipple is grease nipples.

Words near grease nipple in the dictionary

  1. grease guns
  2. grease it on
  3. grease money
  4. grease monkey
  5. grease monkeys
  6. grease nipple
  7. grease nipples
  8. grease one's gills
  9. grease paint
  10. grease paints
  11. grease payment

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