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NIP(Novell Internet Printing) See NetWare 6. nip nip and tuck Informal plastic surgery performed for cosmetic reasons nip2 Chiefly Brit a measure of spirits usually equal to one sixth of a gill nip [nip] (geology) A small, low cliff or break in slope which is produced by wavelets at the high-water mark. The point on the bank of a meander lake where erosion takes place due to crowding of the stream current toward the lake. Thinning of a coal seam, particularly if caused by tectonic movements. Also known as want. (metallurgy) (mining engineering) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now you get hold of all the door-keys you can find, and I'll nip all of auntie's, and the first dark night we'll go there and try 'em. Bullets began to whistle among the branches and nip at the trees. His horse by habit made as if to nip his leg, but Petya leaped quickly into the saddle unconscious of his own weight and, turning to look at the hussars starting in the darkness behind him, rode up to Denisov. |
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