| Clip (clip) |
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| v. t. | (kl***ibreve]p) |
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| Clip |
| [imp. *** p. p. Clipped (kl&ibreve]pt);
p. pr. *** vb. n. Clipping.] [OE.
cluppen, clippen, to embrace, AS. clyran to
embrace, clasp] cf. OHG. kluft tongs, shears, Ic |
To embrace, hence] to
encompass.
To cut off; as with shears or
scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip
coin.
To curtail; to cut short.
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| Clip (clip) |
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| v. i. | (kl***ibreve]p) |
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| Clip |
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To
move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.
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An
embrace.
A cutting; a shearing.
The product of a single shearing of
sheep; a season's crop of wool.
A clasp or holder for letters, papers,
etc.
An embracing strap for holding parts
together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a
whiffletree.
A projecting flange on
the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the
lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and
beak.
A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he
hit him a clip.
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A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing,
clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc.
A gaff or hook for
landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
A rapid gait.
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