Thesaurus: dipper

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1. n. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.
2. n. A small grebe; the dabchick.
3. n. The buffel duck.
4. n. The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe.
5. n. The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus).
6. n. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
7. n. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
8. n. small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
9. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. 2. (Zoöl.) (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). 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.
10. n:100 n. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle