Clipper
Clipper (klip"pẽr) , noun
1.
One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coins.
The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket.
2.
A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
3.
(Nautical) A vessel with a sharp bow, built with a fast hull and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade where the cargo capacity was less important than the speed; -- called also clipper ship.
The name was first borne by “Baltimore clippers” famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
4.
(Electronics) a circuit that limits the amplitude of a waveform.
Collocations (1)
Yankee Clipper , (a) a clipper ship built in the United States. See clipper{3}. (b) Joe DiMaggio; -- a nickname for the player who was a prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team in the 1940's.