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nipper definition

nip·per (nip′ər)

noun

  1. anything that nips, or pinches
  2. any of various tools for grasping or severing wire, etc. as pliers, pincers, or forceps
  3. any of certain organs of animals, used in biting, grasping, holding, etc.; specif.,
    1. an incisor tooth of a horse
    2. the pincerlike claw of a crab or lobster; chela
  4. Chiefly Brit., Informal a small boy; lad
  5. Slang handcuffs or leg irons

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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