Meanings
noungrease nipple (plural grease nipples)
plural grease nipples
- 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 109Synonyms: grease fitting, zerk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
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Czech maznička
- mazničkafitting fixed to a piece of machinery
Estonian määrdenippel
- määrdenippelfitting fixed to a piece of machinery
Finnish rasvanippa
- rasvanippafitting fixed to a piece of machinery
German Schmiernippel
- Schmiernippelfitting fixed to a piece of machinery
Italian punto d'ingrassaggio
- punto d'ingrassaggiofitting fixed to a piece of machinery
Spanish alemite
- alemitefitting fixed to a piece of machinery
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