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A word that means both fasten together and cut apart — language committing crimes in plain sight.
means To fasten or hold things together with a small device — or, in a completely separate sense, to cut, trim, or shorten something with a quick stroke.
from These are two different words wearing the same coat. The 'fasten' clip comes from Old English 'clyppan,' meaning to embrace or clasp — to hold tight in your arms. The 'cut' clip comes from a different source entirely, an Old Norse 'klippa,' meaning to shear or cut, likely echoing the snip-snap sound of the act. Two unrelated ancestors, Anglo-Saxon and Norse, collided in English and ended up spelled identically — which is why the word now means both holding together and cutting apart.
- Twin meanings
- To attach and to sever, simultaneously
- Speed slang
- At a good clip means fast
- Gun part
- Technically a strip feeding bullets, not a magazine
- Internet era
- Now mostly means a short video
- Hair to hooves
- Sheep, nails, and tickets all get clipped
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