单词 | nipper |
释义 | nipper /nip"euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that nips. 2. Usually, nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps. 3. one of the two large claws of a crustacean. 4. Metalworking. dog (def. 13). 5. nippers, Older Slang. handcuffs. 6. Informal. a. a small boy. b. Chiefly Brit. a costermonger's helper or assistant. 7. Naut. a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan. [1525-35; NIP1 + -ER1] |
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