nipper

[ nip-er ]

/ ˈnɪp ər /

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noun

a person or thing that nips.

Usually nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps.

one of the two large claws of a crustacean.

Metalworking. dog (def. 13).

nippers, Older Slang. handcuffs.

Informal.

a small boy.
Chiefly British. a costermonger's helper or assistant.

Nautical. a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan.

Origin of nipper

First recorded in 1525–35; nip¹ + -er¹

Words nearby nipper

nip curn, Nipigon, nip in the bud, Nipissing, Nipmuck, nipper, nippers, nipping, nipple, nipple line, nipple shield

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Example sentences from the Web for nipper

But the inflexible Nipper, merely honouring Mrs Pipchin with another look, remained.
Dombey and Son|Charles Dickens
For with Nipper and his class emotion or shamefacedness of any kind always in the first instance produces additional dourness.
The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith|S. R. Crockett
Florence gently looked at her, and Miss Nipper checked herself.
Dombey and Son|Charles Dickens
Again about midnight he was roused, this time by the whining of the sheep-dog "Nipper."
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh Knyvett

The nipper is horribly gulping at its food, jam smears quite all about its countenance.
Ruggles of Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for nipper

nipper

/ (ˈnɪpə) /

noun

a person or thing that nips

the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean

informal a small child

Australian a type of small prawn used as bait

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单词	nipper
释义	nipper [ nip-er ] / ˈnɪp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nipper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that nips. Usually nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps. one of the two large claws of a crustacean. Metalworking. dog (def. 13). nippers, Older Slang. handcuffs. Informal. a small boy. Chiefly British. a costermonger's helper or assistant. Nautical. a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan. Origin of nipper First recorded in 1525–35; nip¹ + -er¹ Words nearby nipper nip curn, Nipigon, nip in the bud, Nipissing, Nipmuck, nipper, nippers, nipping, nipple, nipple line, nipple shield Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nipper But the inflexible Nipper, merely honouring Mrs Pipchin with another look, remained. Dombey and Son\|Charles Dickens For with Nipper and his class emotion or shamefacedness of any kind always in the first instance produces additional dourness. The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith\|S. R. Crockett Florence gently looked at her, and Miss Nipper checked herself. Dombey and Son\|Charles Dickens Again about midnight he was roused, this time by the whining of the sheep-dog "Nipper." "Over There" with the Australians\|R. Hugh Knyvett The nipper is horribly gulping at its food, jam smears quite all about its countenance. Ruggles of Red Gap\|Harry Leon Wilson British Dictionary definitions for nipper nipper / (ˈnɪpə) / noun a person or thing that nips the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean informal a small child Australian a type of small prawn used as bait Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nipper lad, boy, youngster, child, biter
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nipper

noun

Origin of nipper

Words nearby nipper

Example sentences from the Web for nipper

British Dictionary definitions for nipper

noun

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