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Noun: alligator clip  'a-lu,gey-tur klip
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: crocodile clip)
  1. A clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
    "He used an alligator clip to secure the thick stack of papers";
    - bulldog clip, crocodile clip [Brit]

Derived forms: alligator clips

Type of: clip

Part of: clip lead

Encyclopedia: Alligator clip