nipless

adj

nipless

adj

Etymology From nip + -less.

1

With a nip or nips (in various senses).

  • [A]ll of these series of springs were built with leaves that were practically "nipless".1918, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 185, Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute, page 491:
  • Just to spite himself, he stowed the bottle away in his bag and went nipless to bed.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 16:
1 more example
  • Nipless. Remember the lad who smashed a Spencer st. wine saloon window to get his weekend nip?1952 May 1, The Argus, Melbourne, page 2:

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