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The "nipperkins" were a pair of handled cups which the children supposed to be silver, and which they always used at table.
Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's Sophie May 1869
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Dotty said she wished they could ever remember to bring their nipperkins, for in that case the milk would taste a great deal more like nectar.
Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's Sophie May 1869
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"Ruthie gives too much measure," replied Dotty, untwisting her apron -- "'most two quarts; and when Katie and I ask for some in our nipperkins, Ruthie says,' No, 'she must make butter.
Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's Sophie May 1869
jodi commented on the word nipperkins
"Odds Nipperkins! cried Mother Bunch on her broomstick, here's a to-do!" -- from Forgotten Children's Books by Andrew Tuer, Leadenhall Press, 1898 according to The Odditorium by Melissa Pritchard
April 16, 2017