Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: clipper ship, clippers, limiter

See Also: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit, pair of scissors, sailing ship, sailing vessel, scissors, shears

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