Where does unclipped come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

unclipped

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

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adj

Informal

verb

"unclipped toenails"
"The thick growth of the fine old trees, and the unclipped shrubs, shut out all but the small portion of shrubbery, which was like one bright and blooming spot in a wilderness."
"[…] Men who are unclipped make love better than men who've been snipped."

From Middle English unclipped, equivalent to un- + clipped.

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