bulldog clips

Noun

bulldog clip (plural bulldog clips)

1. A binder clip with rigid handles.
   • We need to remind children that magnetic compasses will be deflected from the north reading if near metal – for example a car, a metal bulldog clip on a clipboard, or a metal bar under a table.1996, Marcia Foley, Jan Janikoun, The Really Practical Guide to Primary Geography (Really Practical Guides), 2nd edition, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Stanley Thornes, published 2002, →ISBN, page 83
2. A surgical instrument with serrated jaws and a spring-loaded handle used to grip blood vessels or similar organs.
   • When filled, a bulldog clip-forceps on the india-rubber tube, close to the canula, will prevent the escape of the water on transferring the syringe to position.1886, Harrison Cripps, “TRANSFUSION”, in Christopher Heath, editor, Dictionary of Practical Surgery […], volumes II (Macroglossia–Zygoma), London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 660, column 1