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teat [tiːt] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a. the nipple of a mammary gland b. (in cows, etc.) any of the projections from the udder through which milk is discharged See nipple 2. something resembling a teat in shape or function, such as the rubber mouthpiece of a feeding bottle [from Old French tete, of Germanic origin; compare Old English titt, Middle High German zitze]
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Translations teat teat [tiːt] n (of bottle) → tettarella; (of animal) → capezzolo teat [tiːt] n (of bottle) → tettarella; (of animal) → capezzolo n teat [tiːt] the part of a female animal's breast or udder through which milk passes to the young; the nipple. tiet, speen حَلَمَة الثَّدي цицка bradavka, struk dievorte die Zitze θηλή teta nisa, rinnanibu نوک پستان nisä mamelon, trayon פִּיטמָה चूचुक, स्तनाग्र sisa, bradavica na sisi mellbimbó puting susu geirvarta mammella 乳首 젖꼭지 tešmuo pups puting tepel spene, patte sutek teta sfârc сосок bradavka; vemeno, cecok sesek bradavica spene หัวนม (ของผู้หญิง) meme başı 乳頭 сосок پستان کا سرا đầu vú 乳头 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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Come, thou jolly substance, with thy shining face, keep back thy inspiration, but hold forth thy tempting rewards; thy shining, chinking heap; thy quickly convertible bank-bill, big with unseen riches; thy often-varying stock; the warm, the comfortable house; and, lastly, a fair portion of that bounteous mother, whose flowing breasts yield redundant sustenance for all her numerous offspring, did not some too greedily and wantonly drive their brethren from the teat. " One of the members for the affirmative offered several arguments of great strength and weight, alleging, "that as the YAHOOS were the most filthy, noisome, and deformed animals which nature ever produced, so they were the most restive and indocible, mischievous and malicious; they would privately suck the teats of the HOUYHNHNMS' cows, kill and devour their cats, trample down their oats and grass, if they were not continually watched, and commit a thousand other extravagancies. Their large-veined udders hung ponderous as sandbags, the teats sticking out like the legs of a gipsy's crock; and as each animal lingered for her turn to arrive the milk oozed forth and fell in drops to the ground. |
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