unclipper

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English

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Etymology

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From unclip +‎ -er.

Noun

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unclipper (plural unclippers)

  1. One who, or that which, unclips.
    • 1959, John Sinclair, Winding and Transport in Mines, page 335:
      An automatic unclipper may be used to lift the clamping lever of Smallman clips. It consists of two steel brackets supporting a small roller under which the rope passes, the detached clip being carried.