Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a type of shears for cutting grass or shrubbery.
- noun a cutting device for cutting hair or finger nails.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
clipper . - noun A
tool forclipping something.
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Examples
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Making good on his nearly monthlong threat of shaving Conan O'Brien's beard, Will Ferrell dropped by Conan Monday and finally took his clippers aka Excalibeard to Coco's face.
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The clippers are the ones that look like wire cutters, you can get right next to the trunk to make the cut, leaving no stub.
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There is a community of "clippers" who can pop your clipmarks.
ClipMarks and a Firefox Update neochonetes 2007
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There is a community of "clippers" who can pop your clipmarks.
Archive 2007-11-01 neochonetes 2007
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At the time of the adoption of this policy America was still leading the world in ocean sailing-ships with her splendid fleets of fast-sailing packets and "clippers", while England had taken the lead in steamships.
Manual of Ship Subsidies Edwin M. Bacon
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An observing barber in N.wark, N. J., thought he could make an improvement on shears for cutting hair, and invented "clippers" and became very rich.
How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Orison Swett Marden 1887
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We had been very proud of our fleet "clippers" that were scudding about to different ports.
A Little Girl of Long Ago Amanda Minnie Douglas 1873
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You can use this link to buy tickets online directly through Ticketmaster - use code 'clippers'.
Clips Nation Steve Perrin 2010
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Don't confuse transformers (big, heavy, often expensive) with "clippers" (electronic voltage reducers - small, light tourist devices) - the latter are useless for general use
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Are most of the "clippers" (?) here up to stuff like this?
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