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nip⋅per
[nip-er] 
–noun
| 1. | a person or thing that nips. |
| 2. | Usually, nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps. |
| 3. | one of the two large claws of a crustacean. |
| 4. | Metalworking. dog (def. 13). |
| 5. | nippers, Older Slang. handcuffs. |
| 6. | Informal.
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| 7. | Nautical. a short rope for seizing an anchor cable to a messenger from a capstan. |
dog
[dawg, dog] noun, verb, dogged, dog⋅ging.–noun
| 1. | a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties. |
| 2. | any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and slender muzzle, a deep-chested muscular body, a bushy tail, and large, erect ears. Compare canid. |
| 3. | the male of such an animal. |
| 4. | any of various animals resembling a dog. |
| 5. | a despicable man or youth. |
| 6. | Informal. a fellow in general: a lucky dog. |
| 7. | dogs, Slang. feet. |
| 8. | Slang.
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| 9. | Slang. an ugly, boring, or crude person. |
| 10. | Slang. hot dog. |
| 11. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. either of two constellations, Canis Major or Canis Minor. |
| 12. | Machinery.
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| 13. | Also called gripper, nipper. Metalworking. a device on a drawbench for drawing the work through the die. |
| 14. | a cramp binding together two timbers. |
| 15. | an iron bar driven into a stone or timber to provide a means of lifting it. |
| 16. | an andiron; firedog. |
| 17. | Meteorology. a sundog or fogdog. |
| 18. | a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter D. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms| 19. | to follow or track like a dog, esp. with hostile intent; hound. |
| 20. | to drive or chase with a dog or dogs. |
| 21. | Machinery. to fasten with dogs. |
| 22. | dog it, Informal.
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| 23. | go to the dogs, Informal. to deteriorate; degenerate morally or physically: This neighborhood is going to the dogs. |
| 24. | lead a dog's life, to have an unhappy or harassed existence: He maintained that he led a dog's life in the army. |
| 25. | let sleeping dogs lie, to refrain from action that would alter an existing situation for fear of causing greater problems or complexities. |
| 26. | put on the dog, Informal. to assume an attitude of wealth or importance; put on airs. |
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME dogge, OE docga
bef. 1050; ME dogge, OE docga
Related forms:
dogless, adjective
doglike, adjective
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Nipper
Nip"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, nips. 2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number. 3. A satirist. [Obs.] --Ascham. 4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant] 5. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The cunner. (b) A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
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Main Entry: nip·per
Pronunciation: 'nip-&r
Function: noun
1 : any of various devices (as pincers) for gripping, breaking, or cutting (asnails or cuticle) —usually used in plural
2 : an incisor of a horse; especially : one of the middle four incisors —compare
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