CLIP

Definitions

1. 1. An embrace. Sir P. Sidney.
2. 2. A cutting; a shearing.
3. 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
4. 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.
5. 5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. Knight.
6. 6. A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak. Youatt.
7. 7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [Colloq. U. S.]