He could not understand why he should take such unusual interest in the stranger, but from the moment the man had entered the office Old Gripper was beset by a conviction that this was not their first meeting.
When I was here last night I told you that old Gripper Scott had been taken ill and that Warren Hatch was in the hospital from a smash-up that had broken several of his ribs.
Old Gripper seldom betrayed astonishment, but he could not conceal it now.
Unless they move on the jump I'll have the bunch of them nipped before long," Old Gripper declared.
Old Gripper stood quite still a number of moments, frowning deeply.
As Old Gripper did this the Mexican leaned far over the table and reached out his hand as if to touch his companion on the elbow.
How Old Gripper can swallow him is more than I can understand, and Gripper has inveigled Warren Hatch and Sudbury Bragg into it.
Of course, old Gripper Scott himself was one of the four.
Old Gripper Scott was known by sight to many of those present, and, being one of the great American money kings, naturally received more than cursory notice.
If, on the other hand, they are fixed at an obtuse angle, there is a proportionate risk of the sheet falling back as the gripper closes.
The gripper and side lay should be exactly at right angles to each other, and any divergence whatever from this rule simply courts disaster.
The gripper margins A A are determined by the construction of the machines, and may be varied accordingly.
As a matter of fact a much easier and more satisfactory impression can be made from a stone which is worked just a little higher at the front or gripper edge than at the back, and for this reason.
The relative positions of the side lay and gripper seldom receive the consideration they ought to have.
If they form an acute angle there is a danger of the sheet moving forward a little as the gripper closes.
Gripper had even wished to break his engagement when the time came for sailing, and only a feeling of shame prevented him.
While they were putting the saws in place, Garry, Bolton, Pen, and Gripper exchanged their diverse opinions as follows.
The cam, D, is so shaped that when the advancing plaiting knife and cloth reach the front edge of the gripper bar, the gripper is raised from the table to admit them freely.
These cams engage with and work two escapement levers or pallets, E E, upon which rest the feet of four rods, attached one end to each of the upper gripper bars.
The instant the end of the stroke is reached the anchor pallet or lever, E, escapes from the cam, and the gripper bar is suddenly forced on to the knife and cloth by the springs before mentioned, securely retaining the piece in its position.
Edmeston and Sons, Manchester, in the plaiting machines they are now manufacturing make the upper gripper bar movable as well as the table below.
The Gripper sprang quickly on his feet, and laid hold of the Hand.
The Gripper gave another pull on the Hand, and brought it in to the neck.
Then the Gripper gave a brave pull on the Hand and it came out of the shoulder.
The Gripper gave a pull on the Hand, and took it in over the two armpits.
At the same time that they assisted in the installation of the instruments, Garry, Bolton, Pen and Gripper exchanged their opinions.
Gripper wanted to break his engagement even before the departure of the Forward; a sort of shame kept him on board.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gripper" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
