toe clip

toe clip
Clip Clip, n. 1. An embrace. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

2. A cutting; a shearing. [1913 Webster]

3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool. [1913 Webster]

4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. [1913 Webster]

5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

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}. --Youatt. [1913 Webster]

7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]

8. (Mach.) A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

9. (Angling) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

10. A rapid gait. ``A three-minute clip.'' --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • toe clip — a device attached to a bicycle pedal that grips the front part of the rider s shoe to keep the foot from slipping off the pedal. [1890 95] * * * …   Universalium

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  • pedal, toe clip — see toe clip pedlas …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • toe clip pedals — Older style method of securely attaching your feet to the pedals through the use of clips and straps …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Clip — Clip, n. 1. An embrace. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting; a shearing. [1913 Webster] 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season s crop of wool. [1913 Webster] 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. [1913 Webster] 5.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toe — n. & v. n. 1 any of the five terminal projections of the foot. 2 the corresponding part of an animal. 3 the part of an item of footwear that covers the toes. 4 the lower end or tip of an implement etc. 5 Archit. a projection from the foot of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tie clip — A selection of tie clips, mostly from the early to mid 20th century There have been many forms of tie control devised since the 19th century, when ties first became a regular part of fashion. Clips, chains, pins have all been used to do one… …   Wikipedia

  • beak — Clip Clip, n. 1. An embrace. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting; a shearing. [1913 Webster] 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season s crop of wool. [1913 Webster] 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toeclip — toeˈclip noun An attachment to a bicycle pedal that holds the toe and thus the foot, firm • • • Main Entry: ↑toe …   Useful english dictionary

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