NIP
Nip, n.
1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
2. A pinch with the nails or teeth.
3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. Latimer.
6. (Naut.)
Defn: A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]
NIPPER
Nip"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, nips.