nipperkin noun2 •(no longer used) A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume. •(no longer used) A small amount of beer, wine, or other liquid, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume.[L]et Tim send the ale and the sack, and the nipperkin of double-distilled, with a bit of diet-loaf, or some such trinket, and score it to the new comer. — 1822 formsnipperkins
