Dipper

Definition of Dipper

Dip´per

n.

1.

One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.

2.

(Zool.) A small grebe; the dabchick.

The Dipper
(Astron.) 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.

Related Words

asterism, Little Bear, Little Dipper, North Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star, polestar, Ursa Minor

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Diplopia
Diplopod
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Dipneumona
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Dipolar
dipped
Dipped candle
Dippel's oil
-Dipper-
Dipping
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Diprismatic
Dipropargyl
Dipropyl
Diprotodon
Dipsas
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Dipsomania
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dipstick
Diptera
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