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Meanings of nipper in English

Portuguese
jovem
Catalan
xaval
Spanish
criatura
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A young person of either sex.

      jovem
      Portuguese
      puã
      Catalan
      pinça

      A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.

            puã

            Tool used to "nip" or remove small amounts of a hard material.

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                  Usage of nipper in English
                  1
                  Gravely he dismissed the hypothesis of Stevie being a drunken young nipper.
                  The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
                  2
                  He lurched around sightlessly, still swinging and thrusting out his nipper stick.
                  Labyrinth
                  3
                  You should have heard that nipper say ''Arf a mo', old un!'
                  The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War
                  4
                  Rat's meal! Spitefully he retaliated by deliberately using his nipper stick.
                  Labyrinth
                  5
                  One veteran nipper, Brian Thorne, told me, Everyone has a skill.
                  The devil and sherlock holmes: tales of murder, madness, and obs...
                  6
                  Within these forests are trees that were old when Methuselah was a nipper.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  We had now to quiet the nipper in his box.
                  Ruggles of Red Gap
                  8
                  When I was a nipper I much preferred coming here to the royal parks.
                  The water room
                  9
                  Nobody could resist, a nipper with a saw nearly as tall as he was.
                  The blood spilt
                  10
                  But I've taken a fancy to you, like my own young nipper what died.
                  Jeremy
                  11
                  What does he consider a big 'nipper'?") "come up to Pine Camp.
                  Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
                  12
                  Eight, nine, nine... here's a nipper ten... nine... oh, me!
                  The Best Made Plans
                  13
                  I- Iwasawfully fond of the little nipper too.
                  The Way of an Eagle
                  14
                  The nipper is horribly gulping at its food, jam smears quite all about its countenance.
                  Ruggles of Red Gap
                  15
                  Haven't seen you since you were a nipper.
                  The millionaire's rebellious mistress
                  16
                  Her eyes follow his movements, and her sharp nipper is held in readiness for immediate use.
                  The Dawn of Reason; or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
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                  Nipper through the time
                  Nipper across language varieties
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