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Meanings of tile nipper in English

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

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        Examples for "nipper"
        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.
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