n. 1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from the stalks of grain plants. [ PJC ]

4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a surface. [ PJC ]

5. a person (usually a woman) who strips off her clothes as an entertainment performance; one who does a strip-tease; -- also called an ecdysiast, exotic dancer, or strip-teaser. [ PJC ]

n. [ Dim. of strip. ] A small stream. [ Obs. ] “A little brook or strippet.” Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who strips. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Never were cows that required such stripping. Mrs. Gaskell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking. [ 1913 Webster ]