Watt saw the little movements of the stuff, the little bulgings and crumplings, and the sudden indrawings, where it was nipped, between forefinger and thumb probably, for those are the nippers.
Source: wiktionary
Nipper
//ˈnɪpə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "nipper" (76 found)
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Czech
3 entries- klouček noun (slang term for a small child)
- prcek noun (slang term for a small child)
- špunt noun (slang term for a small child)
Italian
1 entries- pinza noun (slang term for a small child)
Māori
1 entries- karekata noun (slang term for a small child)
Polish
1 entries- berbeć noun (slang term for a small child)
Russian
1 entries- карапуз noun (slang term for a small child)
Spanish
1 entries- mico noun (slang term for a small child)
Sample sentences
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Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day. Pretty smart for a nipper of seven, eh?
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No, this is not a creche: nippers should not be running around, fighting under the pool table or generally creating havoc (this applies to dogs, too).
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2003 Some Like It Hot: The Beach As a Cultural Dimension SLSA has become a multi-million dollar enterprise comprising 262 clubs located around the Australian coastline, with 100000 members, which included thousands of juniors or 'nippers', as they were more commonly known.
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