DCHP-1 Online
gadnipper Obs. 
n. any one of several species of horsefly, especially Chrysops.
See also: bulldog fly
- 1829 The gadnipper, a large species of gadfly, is also common, but not so troublesome as those above described.
- 1829 The gadnipper, a large species of gadfly, is also common, but not so troublesome as those above described.