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nipper

[nip-er] / ˈnɪp ər /


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When they were back at the same ground six years later to the day on Monday, a nipper of a third Test against India to win, the pace bowler did not realise the significance.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2025

My family recently got a new puppy, a strong-willed and mouthy but ultimately lovable little nipper.

From Washington Post Oct. 25, 2021

Then she snipped away part of the hoof wall with a nipper.

From Washington Times Feb. 20, 2015

Plenty to keep the nipper eager for a footy fix occupied on Christmas Day.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2010

An' as I gets my living by the sweat of charitable ladies an' gents it don't do no harm to 'ave a little nipper alongside.

From Harding's luck by H. R. (Harold Robert) Millar




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