What is a seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice called?
nip — A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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