| dipper | 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. 2. <zoology> A small grebe; the dabchick. The buffel duck. The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe. The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus). <astronomy> 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. Synonym: Charles's Wain. See Ursa Major, under Ursa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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