grease nipple
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]grease nipple (plural grease nipples)
- A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.
- 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.
- Synonyms: zerk, grease fitting
Translations
[edit]fitting fixed to a piece of machinery
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