CLIPPERS

Noun

clippers

plural of clipper

Noun

clippers pl (plural only)

A tool for clipping something.

Anagrams

• cripples

Source: Wiktionary


CLIPPER

Clip"per, n.

1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin. The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket. Locke.

2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing.

– Clip"per-built` (, a.

Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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