bulldog clip

Meaning

Noun

• A binder clip with rigid handles.
• A surgical instrument with serrated jaws and a spring-loaded handle used to grip blood vessels or similar organs.

Related

Broader meaning words

• binder clip

Origin

• Possibly a reference to the tenacity of a bulldog’s bite. Regarding sense 1 (“binder clip with rigid handles”), Bulldog was originally a trademark registered to Brandsley Limited in the United Kingdom in 1944.