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nipper

noun nip·per \ˈni-pər\

nippers : a device or tool that is used for cutting something

: a small child

Full Definition of NIPPER

: any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping —usually used in plural

a chiefly British : a boy employed as a helper (as of a carter or hawker)

b : child; especially : a small boy

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1541

Synonyms: boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, boy, shaveling, shaver, sonny, stripling, tad, youth

Medical Dictionary

noun nip·per \ˈnip-ər\

: any of various devices (as pincers) for gripping, breaking, or cutting (as nails or cuticle)—usually used in plural

: an incisor of a horse; especially : one of the middle four incisors—compare corner tooth, divider

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