Definitions
a small sharp bite or snip
Word origin
From late Middle English nippen, probably of Low German or Dutch origin, probably a byform of earlier *knippen (suggested by the derivative Middle English knippette (“pincers”)), from Middle Low German knîpen, from Old Saxon *knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *knīpan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).
Used in a sentence
“May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell, Down, down, and close again, and nip me flat, If I be such a traitress.”
“The small shoots ... must be nipt off.”
“And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Pinch”3 letters
02“Small amount of spirits”3 letters
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