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Webster 1913 Edition
Clipper
Clip′per
(klĭp′pẽr)
, Noun.
1.
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.
2.
A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
3.
(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-builtˊ
, Adj.
☞ The name was first borne by “Baltimore clippers” famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
Webster 1828 Edition
Clipper
CLIPPER
,Noun.