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A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
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grease nipple — A small, one way valve used for injecting grease into a bearing … Dictionary of automotive terms
Grease fitting — Grease nipple on a bearing A grease fitting, grease nipple, Zerk fitting, or Alemite fitting is a metal fitting used in mechanical systems to feed lubricants, usually lubricating grease, under moderate to high pressure, into a bearing using a… … Wikipedia
Nipple (disambiguation) — Nipple may refer to: The nipple, in human or mammalian anatomy The flexible nozzle on a baby bottle simulating a human nipple A nipple (plumbing), which is a type of pipe fitting Nipple (album), an album by the Claw Boys Claw A spoke nipple,… … Wikipedia
nipple — [1] A fitting which is threaded to the end of a spoke. The nipple is seated in the holes of the rim and receive the threaded end of the spoke. The nipple has a slot at the top so that it can be quickly tightened a little, but the other end of the … Dictionary of automotive terms
Grease gun (tool) — A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually on a grease fitting. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where… … Wikipedia
nipple — [nip′əl] n. [earlier neble, prob. dim. of NEB] 1. the small protuberance on a breast or udder through which, in the female, the milk passes in suckling the young; teat 2. an artificial teatlike part, as of rubber, in the cap of a baby s nursing… … English World dictionary
nipple — n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts of either sex of mammals terminate and from which in females milk is secreted for the young. 2 the teat of a feeding bottle. 3 a device like a nipple in function, e.g. the tip of a grease gun. 4… … Useful english dictionary
nipple — noun Etymology: earlier neble, nible, probably diminutive of neb, nib Date: circa 1530 1. the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn 2. a. an artificial teat through which… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nipple — /ˈnɪpəl / (say nipuhl) noun 1. a protuberance of the mamma or breast where, in the female, the milk ducts discharge; a teat. 2. something resembling it, as the mouthpiece of a nursing bottle. 3. a short piece of pipe with threads on each end,… …
Uropygial gland — The uropygial gland, or, more informally, the preen gland is a gland found in the large majority of birds that secretes an oil (preen oil) that birds use for preening. The chief compounds of preen oil are diester waxes called uropygiols.The gland … Wikipedia
