coupon clipper

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noun

a well-to-do person much of whose income is derived from clipping and cashing coupons from coupon bonds.

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Origin of coupon clipper

First recorded in 1880–85

I had an awful episode when I boiled two pounds of fresh broccoli in a plastic bag with the nail clipper for heat.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It turns out that a nail clipper, divided into two halves and hooked up directly into a power socket will boil water.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Los Angeles Clipper Chris Paul has a pair of $325 Barena Venezias.
NBA Players Are Wearing Sweatpants Again, but Now They Cost $550|Sujay Kumar|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And tipped on the value of the coupon, enraging watiers and masseuses.
Groupon Fires its CEO|Megan McArdle|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He helped draft the Computer Security Act of 1987 and organized the campaign against the "Clipper" chip in 1994.
A Deep Read of Obama's Executive Order on Cybersecurity|Michael Keller|February 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The vessel in which he found himself was not by any means what we should style clipper-built—quite the reverse.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
The Rossie was a clipper, and he could run away from an enemy too strong to fight, though running away was not much to his taste.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
If a clipper for the finger nails becomes dull do not throw it away, but keep it in the tool box in a handy place.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
"Looks mighty fine in them clipper-built city clothes, Red does," he reflected.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond
Such fire-balls, shot into the sun-dried canvas of the clipper, might go far towards leaving her bones ableach on Ulu Salama.
Cursed|George Allan England