What does "clipper" mean?
Clipper: A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
Additional senses
- 2.(Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing. -- Clip"per-built` (, a. Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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