Clip"per (?), n. 1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.

The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket.
Locke.

2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.

3. (Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing. -- Clip"per- built` (&?;), a.

&fist; The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.