Clip"per (?), n.
1.
One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.
<-- sic. coin here is in the plural. -->
The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket.
Locke.
2.
A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
3. Naut.
A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing.
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Clip"per-built` (), a.
⇒ The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
© Webster 1913.