nappie

plural nappies

1. Alternative form of nappy:
   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

      2 more examples

      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

      Numerous Eastern and Midwestern glasshouses produced the nappie in several sizes.

      2009, Joan E. Kaiser, The Glass Industry in South Boston, page 114

   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 ;