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nipper ((1)) 1 † Maritimes 
n. a thick woollen mitten or wrap-around, used by fishermen to protect hands and wrists from the friction of the running lines.
See also: neaps
- 1955 "Guess we'll haul back," said Jim at last, slipping a pair of woollen "nippers" over his hands and standing up in the bow of the dory.
- 1955 "Guess we'll haul back," said Jim at last, slipping a pair of woollen "nippers" over his hands and standing up in the bow of the dory.