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Nip

/nɪp/ adjective C2
  1. Japanese. (dated, slang)
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“Well, maybe a wee nip would keep out the raw morning chill.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1
I can’t help imagining that perhaps, just as we get to the middle, they’ll crumple up like a jack-knife and nip us.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 27 · C1

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