01 n. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.
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1.
One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.
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2.
A small grebe; the dabchick.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
The Dipper —
the seven principal stars in the constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also Charles's Wain. See Ursa Major, under Ursa.