| clipper | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. clipper, limiter | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform).; "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ electronics | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. clipper, clipper ship | a fast sailing ship used in former times. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. clipper | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural). |
| ~ shears | large scissors with strong blades. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. clipper | scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural). |
| ~ pair of scissors, scissors | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades. |
| typewriter | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. typewriter | hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time. |
| ~ carriage | a machine part that carries something else. |
| ~ character-at-a-time printer, character printer, serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time. |
| ~ electric typewriter | a typewriter powered by an electric motor. |
| ~ keyboard | device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like. |
| ~ portable | a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried. |
| ~ typewriter ribbon, ribbon | a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter. |
| ~ stenograph | a machine for typewriting shorthand characters. |
| ~ typewriter carriage | a carriage for carrying a sheet of paper. |
| ~ typewriter keyboard | a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed. |
| windlass | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. winch, windlass | lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds. |
| ~ capstan | a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails. |
| ~ lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ yard donkey, yarder | a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road. |
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