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

Didn't you take some persuading to get into rugby when you were a nipper?

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2011

"Two," he said, in awestruck tones; "there never was such a nipper!"

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