What does "clipping" mean?
Clipping: The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins. clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who receives clipped money. Locke.
Additional senses
- 2.That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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