grease nipple

English

Noun

grease nipple (plural grease nipples)

1. A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.

   Synonyms: zerk, grease fitting

   • 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.

Translations

fitting fixed to a piece of machinery

• Czech: maznička f
• Estonian: määrdenippel
• Finnish: rasvanippa (fi)
• German: Schmiernippel
• Italian: punto d'ingrassaggio m
• Spanish: alemite m