Definition of "nappie"

Alternative form of nappy:

1. A diaper.  quotations  examples

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   • Depositing Susie in the bathinette, I removed the soiled nappie.

     1954, Ernest Cady, We Adopted Three, page 65

2. A shallow bowl.  quotations  examples

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   • For family service, the 4-inch nappie is more practical than the sherbet glass.

     1941, Beth Bailey McLean, The Table Graces, page 19

   • The solid colored pieces sold with this line were the nappie, fruit bowl, creamer, sugar bowl with lid, and cup.

     2003, Bob Page, Dale Frederiksen, Dean Six, Homer Laughlin: Decades of Dinnerware, page 219

   • Numerous Eastern and Midwestern glasshouses produced the nappie in several sizes.

     2009, Joan E. Kaiser, The Glass Industry in South Boston, page 114

3. A type of strong ale.  quotations  examples

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   • An' whyles twalpennie-worth o′ nappie / Can mak the bodies unco happy ;

     a. 1846, Robert Burns, Comforts of the Poor, 1846, Henry Corbould, The Book of the Poets, page 448