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Nipper - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nipper : (noun)
1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
term for youngsters" [syn: child, kid, youngster,
minor, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
fry, nestling]
2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
other arthropods [syn: claw, chela, pincer]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Nipper : \Nip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, nips.
2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
3. A satirist. [Obs.] --Ascham.
4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
5. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The cunner.
(b) A European crab ({Polybius Henslowii).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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