Clip·per n.
1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coins.
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 with a fast hull and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade where the cargo capacity was less important than the speed; -- called also clipper ship. -- Clip*per-built a.
Note: ☞ The name was first borne by “Baltimore clippers” famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
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clipper ship
n : a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: clipper]