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nip Arctic 
n. See 1850 cite.
See also: nipped (in)
- 1850 (1851) At the far end of the "nip," that is, the place where two floes had met and crushed up parts of themselves into heavy hummocks, it was more loose, and it seemed tome that by a little exertion they might be made still looser, if some pieces were pushed out into the open water there, instead of working close to the ship where no room was.
- 1857 At the time of the fog clearing, we were shut out from a comparatively large body of water, in shore of the ship, by a stubborn nip about 300 yards in length, and although Sunday, this was attacked by a party of men from each ship.
- 1850 (1851) At the far end of the "nip," that is, the place where two floes had met and crushed up parts of themselves into heavy hummocks, it was more loose, and it seemed tome that by a little exertion they might be made still looser, if some pieces were pushed out into the open water there, instead of working close to the ship where no room was.