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What is the noun for snips?

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snip
  1. The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
  2. A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
  3. Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
  4. A small amount of something; a pinch.
  5. (definite, the snip, euphemistic) A vasectomy.
  6. A small or weak person, especially a young one.
  7. (dated) An impertinent or mischievous person.
  8. (obsolete) A share or portion; a snack.
  9. (obsolete, slang) A tailor.
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  11. Examples:
    1. “The finished package is said to be smooth and free from wrinkles, and can be opened with a snip of the wire tie.”
      “The fibers from a snip of cloth left in the window belong to material in men's pants sold by the thousands.”
      “I'll need a little snip of your hair or, really, anything with your DNA in it will do.”
snippage
  1. something that has been snipped away
  2. (Internet) removal of the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message
snipper
  1. Agent noun of to snip; a person or thing that snips.
  2. A tool used for snipping.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He did a lot of killed, seven hundred actually in less than a year during the Winter war, one of best snipper ever.”
      “That bill looked very much as if snipper had struck something hard and twisted the tips over.”
      “Legendary city snipper Paul Todd gives nformer Sky Blues manager Ray Mercer a trim.”
snipping
  1. The act by which something is snipped or cut.
  2. A piece cut off; a clipping.
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snippiness
  1. The quality of being snippy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The muzzle shall not be sharply pointed and there shall be no evidence of snippiness, foxiness or whisker pinch.”
      “I grew up in a household where snippiness was regarded as a form of repartee, and so did both my exes.”
      “The snippiness of his e-mail is worth noting, but I want to comment on its highly misleading content.”
snips
  1. plural of snip
  2. shears; hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs
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snippings
  1. plural of snipping
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Season well and serve with olive oil croutons, and snippings of fresh green herbs.”
      “There was a time when all manner of snippings were made to keep Handel's operas within bounds.”
      “One of them bit off his toe, others took snippings from his hair or tore off his nails and would have cut pieces from his flesh had they not been prevented.”
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