clippingn.
英 'klɪpɪŋ | 美 'klɪpɪŋ
中文n. 剪裁，剪断；剪报，剪辑；剪下物，剪下的东西\nadj. 头等的，第一流的；极好的，恰好的
剪裁，剪断；剪报，剪辑；剪下物，剪下的东西
adj. 头等的，第一流的；极好的，恰好的
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clipping (n.1)early 13c., "clasping, embracing," verbal noun from clip (v.2). As a U.S. football penalty (not in OED), from 1920.
Clipping or Cutting Down from Behind. -- This is to be ruled under unnecessary roughness, and penalized when it is practiced upon "a man obviously out of the play." This "clipping" is a tendency in the game that the committee is watching anxiously and with some fear. ["Colliers," April 10, 1920]
clipping (n.2)"a cutting," early 14c., verbal noun from clip (v.1). Sense of "a small piece cut off" is from late 15c. Meaning "an article cut from a newspaper" is from 1857.
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