Clipper

·noun A machine for clipping hair, ·esp. the hair of horses.

II. Clipper ·noun A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing.

III. Clipper ·noun One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.

clipper
A cutter; a small schooner with raking masts, built and rigged with a view to fast sailing. Larger v...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
clipper
A fast sailer, formerly chiefly applied to the sharp-built raking schooners of America, and latterly...

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