grease nipple en · NOUN
Meanings
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A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
As on all other British Railways standard locomotives to date, the lubrication of motion pins and reversing gear is by grease nipple and gun.
1953 February, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 2-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 109:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grease nipples | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
it punto d'ingrassaggio (fitting fixed to a piece of machinery) · cs maznička (fitting fixed to a piece of machinery) · es alemite (fitting fixed to a piece of machinery) · et määrdenippel (fitting fixed to a piece of machinery) · de Schmiernippel (fitting fixed to a piece of machinery) · fi rasvanippa (fitting fixed to a piece of machinery)