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Clipper

Clipper Meaning & Definition
Clipper Definition And Meaning

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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