clipper ship

2 definitions found

clipper ship - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clipper \Clip"per\ (kl[i^]p"p[~e]r), n.
     1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges
        of coins.
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              The value is pared off from it into the clipper's
              pocket.                               --Locke.
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     2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
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     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.
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     Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous
           as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
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     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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clipper ship - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clipper ship
      n 1: a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: clipper,
           clipper ship]