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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Nosle \No"sle\, n. [See Nozzle, Nose.]
Nozzle. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Nozzle \Noz"zle\, n. [A dim. of nose. [root]261] [Written also
nosle.]
1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of
anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
2. Specifically:
(a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a
hose or pipe.
(b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end
or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder
or a steam boiler.