nailclippers

See also: nail clippers and nail-clippers

English

Noun

nailclippers pl (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of nail clippers.
    • 1982 December 28, Barbara Beck, “People: 363 Days Left Until Christmas”, in Philadelphia Daily News, 58th year, number 229, Philadelphia, Pa.: Philadelphia Newspapers, →OCLC, page 28, column 1:
      “Nailclippers. I got nailclippers,” said Michael Hruba of Southwest Philadelphia. “What am I going to do with nailclippers. What a dumb gift. Can you believe it? Nailclippers. Nailclippers. I need a million things and I get nailclippers.”
    • 2001 November 22, “Lost & Found”, in Lexington Herald-Leader, volume 19, number 323, Lexington, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, page E2, column 10:
      LOST keychain w/ pair of nailclippers - sentimental
    • 2001 December 9, Jerry Della Femina, “How to nail air security”, in Daily News, volume 83, number 169, New York, N.Y.: Daily News, L.P., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 46, column 3:
      Then all my earthly possessions were scattered on a table while an attendant found a pair of nailclippers and broke them before my eyes.
    • 2004 March 12, Susan Walker, “U.S.-Brit culture clash great fun for spy kids”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page F3, column 6:
      The adults are either stupid, wicked or saps, like Cody’s mum, who removes a pair of nailclippers from her son because she doesn’t think he should carry a weapon.

Noun

nailclippers

  1. plural of nailclipper
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