nippers
Example Sentences
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Then there are the tools: nippers, a steam box, the spokeshave, and all manner of planes, punches and rivets.
From New York Times
You never know, with quadruple-chasing City planning to load their team with nippers and reserves.
From The Guardian
The obvious lesson from Uruguay is to get as many nippers kicking balls as possible, to develop their technical skills.
From Economist
The royal corgis have included a few notorious little nippers.
From Washington Post
The counter space has a dizzying display of nail cutters, splitters and nippers, most of which are made by the Biancos.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
