polybius henslowii

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polybius henslowii - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nipper \Nip"per\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, nips.
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     2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
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     3. A satirist. [Obs.] --Ascham.
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     4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
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     5. (Zool.)
        (a) The cunner.
        (b) A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
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