n. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) (a) A small grebe; the dabchick. (b) The buffel duck. (c) The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe. (d) The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus). [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act or process of immersing. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of inclining downward. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Dipping needle, a magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination. [ 1913 Webster ]
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