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Term: Nip
Definition: Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship. A vessel so caught, though undamaged, is said to have been nipped.
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Term: Nip
Definition: Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship which is beset. A vessel so caught, though undamaged, is said to have been nipped.
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Term: Nip
Definition: Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship which is beset; a vessel so caught, though undamaged, is said to have been nipped.
Created 2022.03.08
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Term: Nip
Definition: Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship. A ship so caught, though undamaged, is said to have been nipped.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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Term: Nip
Definition: Sea ice terminology. Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship. When a vessel is caught in this way, though undamaged, it is said to have been 'nipped.'
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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