nipless
English
Etymology
nip + -less
Adjective
nipless (not comparable)
- With a nip or nips (in various senses).
- 1918, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 185, Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute, page 491:
- [A]ll of these series of springs were built with leaves that were practically "nipless".
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1962, page 16:
- Just to spite himself, he stowed the bottle away in his bag and went nipless to bed.
- 1952 May 1, The Argus, Melbourne, page 2:
- Nipless. Remember the lad who smashed a Spencer st. wine saloon window to get his weekend nip?