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nipper

noun as in kid

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Above all, the nipper at The Oval reinforced what we knew beforehand.

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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.

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Yes, they were nippers rather than thrashings, but England lost three times in the 2019 group stage before ending the tournament in glory.

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Some “nippers” crawled into crannies to chip away the coal.

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Thousands of nippers ages 5 to 14 invade Australia’s beaches from October through March to race on the sand, swim deep into the ocean and practice using rescue boards.

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