nappie

Noun

nappie (plural nappies)

1. A diaper.
   • Depositing Susie in the bathinette, I removed the soiled nappie.1954, Ernest Cady, We Adopted Three, page 65
2. A shallow bowl.
   • For family service, the 4-inch nappie is more practical than the sherbet glass.1941, Beth Bailey McLean, The Table Graces, page 19
   • The solid colored pieces sold with this line were the nappie, fruit bowl, creamer, sugar bowl with lid, and cup.2003, Bob Page, Dale Frederiksen, Dean Six, Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware, page 219
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 ;