Meaning of nipperkin | Babel Free
Definitions
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A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume. archaic
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A small amount of beer, wine, or other liquid, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume. archaic
Examples
“[L]et Tim send the ale and the sack, and the nipperkin of double-distilled, with a bit of diet-loaf, or some such trinket, and score it to the new comer.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.