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clipper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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clip·per /ˈklɪpə $ -ər/ noun  1 clippers [plural]DCB a special tool with two blades, used for cutting small pieces from something 剪具,剪子 nail clippers 指甲剪2. TTW[countable] a fast sailing ship used in the past 〔旧时的〕快速帆船
Examples from the Corpus
clipperWhile he hauls up his boat, Annie gets her clippers.But the days of clipper ships were numbered.Many of the best racing clippers were therefore composite built.Are they coming to mow the lawn or to liberate the hostages with rakes, clippers and blowers?One of them with interior décor of a nineteenth-century sailing clipper.We were losing money in the teaching business because of the cost of the clipper blades.Trim the toenails by cutting straight across with a toenail clipper.
clip·per nounChineseSyllable
tool Corpus with blades, special a two


clipper
clipper /ˈklɪpə $ -ər/ noun

1. clippers [plural] a special tool with two blades, used for cutting small pieces from something:
    nail clippers
2. [countable] a fast sailing ship used in the past


clip·perBrE /ˈklɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklɪpər/ 🔊 nounclippers [plural] a tool for cutting small pieces off things 剪具a pair of clippers一把剪子   see also nail clippers a fast sailing ship, used in the past (旧时的)快速帆船