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Nipper
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that nips |
| 2. | the large pincer-like claw of a lobster, crab, or similar crustacean |
| 3. | informal a small child |
| 4. | (Austral) a type of small prawn used as bait |
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Word Origin & History
nipper
"small boy," 1859, originally (1530s) a pickpocket who "pinched" other people's property; see nip (v.).
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