grease nipple

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Noun

grease nipple (plural grease nipples)

  2. A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
    Synonyms: grease fitting, zerk
    • 1953 February, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 2-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 109:
      As on all other British Railways standard locomotives to date, the lubrication of motion pins and reversing gear is by grease nipple and gun.

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