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Teat - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Teat : \Teat\, n. [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin to LG. &
OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably of
Teutonic origin.]
1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the
udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla;
a dug; a tit.
2. (Mach.) A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat
of an animal.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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