The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clipper \Clip"per\ (kl[i^]p"p[~e]r), n.
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One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coins.
The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket.
--Locke. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
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(Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built with a fast hull and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade where the cargo capacity was less important than the speed; -- called also clipper ship. -- 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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(Electronics) a circuit that limits the amplitude of a waveform. Syn: limiter. Yankee Clipper,
a clipper ship built in the United States. See clipper[3].
Joe DiMaggio; -- a nickname for the player who was a prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team in the 1940's.