[f. CLIP v.1 + -ER.] He who or that which clips or clasps; in pl. = clip-hook, in CLIP sb.1 3.
1851. Coal-trade Terms Northumb. & Durh., 15. Clippers, the hook used, in sinking, to attach the rope to the corf, when … required to be sent to the surface, or down the pit.
