nipper

Example Sentences

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The 61-year-old told how his father Keith won tickets to the 1966 final in a raffle and, although he was "only a nipper", he remembers the "noise and clackers" of the clash.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2022

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

As Charlie, Jack Costello is proficient but looks too sleek and pipes too politely for a nipper on the edge of starvation.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2013

I can do with him on board the barge," he said; "he is only a little nipper now, but in a year or two he will be useful.

From The Lost Heir by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)