nipperkinn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪpəkɪn/, U.S.

/ˈnɪpərkən/

Forms: 1600s niperkin, 1600s knipperkin, 1600s– nipperkin, 1700s nippikin (U.S.), 1800s– nepperkin (English regional (Cornwall)).

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < a Dutch diminutive formation (compare -kin suffix) < nippen to sip (see nip v.¹); compare Dutch nippertje (late 19th cent.), Dutch regional nipken , knipken . Alternatively, perhaps compare Middle Dutch nipelkijn , nypelkin (rare) a type of game, or perhaps compare nip n.³ 9. Compare cannikin n., and perhaps also earlier nippitatum n.; compare later nip n.⁴In quot. 1619 at sense 1 translating early modern Dutch pimpelken , lit. ‘little drink’. Eng. Dial. Dict. records a form nipperren s.v. from Scotland (W. Finlayson Simple Sc. Rhymes (1815) 120) in the sense ‘A small quantity’, perhaps showing a misprint for nipperkin n.

Now rare.

1. The quantity of liquid that can be contained in a nipperkin (sense 2); a small quantity of ale, wine, spirits, etc. Chiefly Scottish in later use.Also in extended use (see quot. 1992).

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > amount of drink > small amount

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noggin1648

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squib1756

finger1820

tot1828

nobbler1842

1619 W. Phillip tr. W. C. Schouten Relation Wonderfull Voiage 66 A cup and a half of Sacke a day, and a Niperkin of aquavita.

1671 A. Behn Amorous Prince iv. iv. 61 'Tis something cold, I'le go take a Niperkin of Wine.

1696 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: 3rd Pt. iv. i. 36 He could pour whole quarts to day down his ungodly throat,—but could not spare me so much as a Knipperkin to wet my Whistle.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nipperkin, half a Pint of Wine, and but half a Quartern of Brandy, Strong waters, &c.

1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iv. 5 He paid for his Nipperkin of Canary and away he went.

1792 R. Burns Let. 10 Sept. (2003) II. 145 I have set a nipperkin of Toddy by me.

1856 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs 530 Kindred spirits met to quaff their nipperkin of ale.

1890 J. Service Thir Notandums xi. 77 We juist hae time for a nipperkin o' yuill.

1992 G. Pike et al. Oysters & Dredgermen Gloss. Nipperkin, a very local measure used at Whitstable; one-sixteenth of the basic measure, the tub.

1998 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 1 June (Financial Post Mag.) 71 I needed a drink sorely and took a detour into the Royalton..and had several nipperkins of frosty Bollinger at the long bar.

2. A small vessel used as a measure for alcoholic liquor, containing a half-pint or less.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > small

tass1480

cymphe1490

cannikin1509

trinket1541

tun1555

pocill1572

noggin1588

chark1591

quick shot1624

nipperkin1691

pannikin1727

tassie1790

dobbin1792

tinnie1825

tot1828

tin1900

thimble cup1933

1691 R. Ames Search After Wit 15 Till once out of the Road he unluckily strays—a; With a Nipperkin fuddl'd of Chier.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxxiv. 170 Barrels, Nipperkins, Pint-Pots, Quart-Pots.

1698 E. Ward Sot's Paradise 15 O'er Nipperkins of thee six Hours I sit, Till spent my Total and benum'd my Wit.

1732 E. Ward Parish-gutt'lers 23 And to indulge us in our Sins Sells Tavern Pots, and Nipperkins.

1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia II. xlvii. 150 The old Song..goes on with the Gallon, the Quart, the Pottle, the Pint, the Half-pint, the Nipperkin, and the brown Bowl.

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) at Nyp A half pint, a nip of ale; whence the nipperkin, a small vessel.

1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 31 320 The nipperkins, cups, and cans, The skillets, and kettles, and all.

1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth II. xiii. 251 He loved the ‘nipperkin, canakin, and the brown bowl’ more than they deserve.

1888 Temple Bar 82 275 What remains next morning in the ‘nipperkin’ will fall to the bedmaker's share.

1909 T. Hardy Time's Laughingstocks & Other Verses 186 Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin!

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2937/1 By nipperkin..a Scot means a small cup or a small cupful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nipperkin
释义	nipperkinn. Brit. /ˈnɪpəkɪn/, U.S. /ˈnɪpərkən/ Forms: 1600s niperkin, 1600s knipperkin, 1600s– nipperkin, 1700s nippikin (U.S.), 1800s– nepperkin (English regional (Cornwall)). Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < a Dutch diminutive formation (compare -kin suffix) < nippen to sip (see nip v.¹); compare Dutch nippertje (late 19th cent.), Dutch regional nipken , knipken . Alternatively, perhaps compare Middle Dutch nipelkijn , nypelkin (rare) a type of game, or perhaps compare nip n.³ 9. Compare cannikin n., and perhaps also earlier nippitatum n.; compare later nip n.⁴In quot. 1619 at sense 1 translating early modern Dutch pimpelken , lit. ‘little drink’. Eng. Dial. Dict. records a form nipperren s.v. from Scotland (W. Finlayson Simple Sc. Rhymes (1815) 120) in the sense ‘A small quantity’, perhaps showing a misprint for nipperkin n. Now rare. 1. The quantity of liquid that can be contained in a nipperkin (sense 2); a small quantity of ale, wine, spirits, etc. Chiefly Scottish in later use.Also in extended use (see quot. 1992). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > amount of drink > small amount nipperkin1619 noggin1648 pony1708 squib1756 finger1820 tot1828 nobbler1842 1619 W. Phillip tr. W. C. Schouten Relation Wonderfull Voiage 66 A cup and a half of Sacke a day, and a Niperkin of aquavita. 1671 A. Behn Amorous Prince iv. iv. 61 'Tis something cold, I'le go take a Niperkin of Wine. 1696 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: 3rd Pt. iv. i. 36 He could pour whole quarts to day down his ungodly throat,—but could not spare me so much as a Knipperkin to wet my Whistle. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nipperkin, half a Pint of Wine, and but half a Quartern of Brandy, Strong waters, &c. 1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iv. 5 He paid for his Nipperkin of Canary and away he went. 1792 R. Burns Let. 10 Sept. (2003) II. 145 I have set a nipperkin of Toddy by me. 1856 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs 530 Kindred spirits met to quaff their nipperkin of ale. 1890 J. Service Thir Notandums xi. 77 We juist hae time for a nipperkin o' yuill. 1992 G. Pike et al. Oysters & Dredgermen Gloss. Nipperkin, a very local measure used at Whitstable; one-sixteenth of the basic measure, the tub. 1998 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 1 June (Financial Post Mag.) 71 I needed a drink sorely and took a detour into the Royalton..and had several nipperkins of frosty Bollinger at the long bar. 2. A small vessel used as a measure for alcoholic liquor, containing a half-pint or less. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > small tass1480 cymphe1490 cannikin1509 trinket1541 tun1555 pocill1572 noggin1588 chark1591 quick shot1624 nipperkin1691 pannikin1727 tassie1790 dobbin1792 tinnie1825 tot1828 tin1900 thimble cup1933 1691 R. Ames Search After Wit 15 Till once out of the Road he unluckily strays—a; With a Nipperkin fuddl'd of Chier. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxxiv. 170 Barrels, Nipperkins, Pint-Pots, Quart-Pots. 1698 E. Ward Sot's Paradise 15 O'er Nipperkins of thee six Hours I sit, Till spent my Total and benum'd my Wit. 1732 E. Ward Parish-gutt'lers 23 And to indulge us in our Sins Sells Tavern Pots, and Nipperkins. 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia II. xlvii. 150 The old Song..goes on with the Gallon, the Quart, the Pottle, the Pint, the Half-pint, the Nipperkin, and the brown Bowl. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) at Nyp A half pint, a nip of ale; whence the nipperkin, a small vessel. 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 31 320 The nipperkins, cups, and cans, The skillets, and kettles, and all. 1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth II. xiii. 251 He loved the ‘nipperkin, canakin, and the brown bowl’ more than they deserve. 1888 Temple Bar 82 275 What remains next morning in the ‘nipperkin’ will fall to the bedmaker's share. 1909 T. Hardy Time's Laughingstocks & Other Verses 186 Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin! 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2937/1 By nipperkin..a Scot means a small cup or a small cupful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1619
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