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clippie

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clippie [ˈklɪpɪ]
n
Brit informal a bus conductress
Translations
clippie (o.f.) [ˈklɪpɪ] N (Brit) → cobradora f (de autobús)
clippie
n (Brit inf) → Schaffnerin f
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Another patient said: "My mother made clippie and proggy mats from coats bought at jumble sales and she used sugar bags for backing.
Clippy mat memories; Your tales wanted for book and exhibition by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
ETHEL Tyreman (nee Anderson), of Stockton, loved her job as a clippie on the Corporation buses.
When Ethel was a clippie on the buses; Corporation conductor by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Stan and Jack were jokey, modern day lotharios, somehow attracting the attention of the attractive clippies who seemed to change with every episode.
Sit-com hit was just the ticket; On the Buses by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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