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(1):

(n. pl.) A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.

(2):

(n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.

(3):

(n. pl.) Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nippers'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nippers.html. 1828.
 
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