water dipper

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• Dipper — Dip per, n. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small grebe; the dabchick. (b) The buffel duck. (c) The water ouzel ({Cinolus aquaticus}) of Europe.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dipper — [dip′ər] n. 1. a person whose work is dipping something in liquid ☆ 2. a long handled cup or similar container for dipping 3. any of a family (Cinclidae) of passerine birds living near swift streams in which they wade and dive in search of… …   English World dictionary

• Water blackbird — Wa ter black bird (Zo[ o]l.) The European water ousel, or dipper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Water crake — Wa ter crake (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The dipper. (b) The spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}). See Illust. of {Crake}. (c) The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Water crow — Wa ter crow [So called in allusion to its dark plumage.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The dipper. (b) The European coot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• water ouzel — n. DIPPER (sense 3), esp. a species ( Cinclus mexicanus) of W North America …   English World dictionary

• water ouzel — dipper (def. 4). [1615 25] * * * …   Universalium

• Dipper — For other uses, see Dipper (disambiguation). Dippers American Dipper Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Dipper well — A dipper well is a perpetual flow sink often used in coffeehouses and ice cream shops to rinse utensils.[1] Ice cream scoops and other food preparation utensils can be placed under the continuous stream in order to remove allergens and protect… …   Wikipedia

• dipper — /dip euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that dips. 2. a cuplike container with a long handle, used for dipping liquids. 3. (cap.) Astron. a. See Big Dipper. b. See Little Dipper. 4. Ornith. Also call …   Universalium

• dipper — noun Date: 1611 1. one that dips: as a. a worker who dips articles b. something (as a long handled cup) used for dipping c. slang pickpocket 2. any of a genus (Cinclus and especially C. cinclus of the Old World and C. mexicanus of …   New Collegiate Dictionary