[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clipper \clip"per\ kli^p"p~er, 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

   note: 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
          clipper3.
      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
see also:
clipper ship clip"per-built` yankee clipper 

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