clipper
['klɪpɚ]
n. 剪

[] 截割器

1. A string of keys and a nail clipper.
   串钥匙，指甲。
2. What whisky bears the name of a famous1870 s clipper ship?
   种威士忌1870艘快船？
3. The length of the clipper from stem to stern is thirty-six feet.
   艘快船船头船尾36英尺。

clipper
[ noun ]

1. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

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a limiter introduces amplitude distortion

2. a fast sailing ship used in former times

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3. shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)

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4. scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)

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Clipper \Clip"per\ (kl[i^]p"p[~e]r), 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.

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.
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