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Webster 1913 Edition

Clipping

Clip′ping

,
Noun.
1.
The act of embracing.
[Obs.]
clipping
by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who receives clipped money.
Locke.
3.
That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping;
as, newspaper
clippings
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Clipping

CLIPPING

,
ppr.
Cutting off or shortening with shears or scissors; diminishing coin by paring off the edges; curtailing.

CLIPPING

,
Noun.
1.
The act of cutting off, curtailing or diminishing.
2.
That which is clipped off; a piece separated by clipping.

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