alligator clip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of alligator clip
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The door opens, alligator-skin cowboy boots swing onto the pavement and out comes a man in a royal blue suit with a cellphone pressed to his ear.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2022
He was already living in unapologetic opulence — vacations at European resorts, chauffeured Mercedes limousines, alligator-skin cowboy boots — when he was perusing a magazine featuring luxury-lifestyle products.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2021
He drove an extended-cab pickup truck, attended New Living Word Ministries every Sunday, and wore alligator-skin cowboy boots on the capitol floor.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2018
His matching crimson alligator-skin shoes, which made us smile, were, sadly, not visible in the frame.
From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2017
Through the side slits in the alligator-skin covering, she saw the deep color of the contents; and, as she lifted the nozzle, she sniffed contemptuously.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Buck, Charles Neville
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