n. 1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coins. [ 1913 Webster ] The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [1913 Webster] ☞ The name was first borne by “Baltimore clippers” famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States. [1913 Webster] 4. (Electronics) a circuit that limits the amplitude of a waveform.
Syn. -- limiter. [WordNet 1.5]
Yankee Clipper, (a) a clipper ship built in the United States. See clipper{3}. (b) Joe DiMaggio; -- a nickname for the player who was a prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team in the 1940's. [PJC]
| 