About The Word Clipper
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Clipper
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What's The Definition Of Clipper?
[n] scissors for cutting hair or finger nails
[n] shears for cutting grass or shrubbery [n] a fast sailing ship used in former times [n] (electronics) a circuit whose output is limited which serves to limits the amplitude of a waveform or clip off the peaks Synonyms | Synonyms for Clipper: clipper ship | clippers | limiter Related Terms | Find terms related to Clipper: See Also | circuit | electric circuit | electrical circuit | pair of scissors | sailing ship | sailing vessel | scissors | shears Clipper In Webster's Dictionary \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.) 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.
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