01 a. Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead.
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Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead.[Sailor's Cant]
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Webster, 1913
Dipsey
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02 n. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.
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A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.[Local, U. S.]
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A deep-sea lead.(Naut.) [Rare]