nip 2 
(nĭp) Informal
(nĭp) Informal n.
A small amount of liquor.
v. nipped, nip·ping, nips
v.tr.
To sip (alcoholic liquor) in small amounts: had been nipping brandy.
v.intr.
To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor: nips all day long.
[Probably short for nipperkin, of Dutch or Low German origin.]
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