nailclipper

See also: nail clipper and nail-clipper

English

Noun

nailclipper (plural nailclippers)

  1. Alternative form of nail clippers.
    • 1967 September 1, “Check Prisoner Cashed in Jail for Another Prisoner Was ‘Hot’”, in Jonesboro Evening Sun, 65th year, number 231, Jonesboro, Ark., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 5:
      When the two officers searched Parks, they found $2.18, two keys, a ring and one nailclipper.
    • 1979 July 8, Joyce J. Persico, “Talking pictures: ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ taut, desperate thriller”, in Sunday Times Advertiser, Trenton, N.J., →OCLC, page 20, column 3:
      When a guard accuses him of being stupid, he merely outsmarts him. While the warden is telling him no one will ever escape the Rock, Morris is stealing his nailclipper.
    • 2018 November 20, Nate Mink, “Green on ALS fight: ‘Life can never be long enough’”, in The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y., →OCLC, page B1, column 1:
      Tim Green started realizing something was wrong when he couldn’t use his nailclipper. Soon, he strained trying to open things.
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