Clip, n.
 1. An embrace.
 2. A cutting; a shearing.
 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.
 5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.
 6. Far. A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak.
 7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [Colloq. U. S.]
 8. Mach. A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc.
 9.  Angling A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
 10.  A rapid gait. “A three-minute clip.”

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