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dipperA person in whom there is the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. The opposite of a dipper is a nondipper.
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dipperlate 14c., as a type of diving bird, agent noun from dip (v.). As a ladle or long-handled utensil for drawing liquid, from 1783, chiefly American English. As the popular U.S. name for the asterism kno [..]
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dipper(n) a ladle that has a cup with a long handle(n) a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris(n) a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Ma [..]
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dipperAn opium pipe.
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dipperLadle used for baling a boat. 2. Name is common in U.S.A., and in Britain, for constellation Ursa Major.
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dipperAn ASW helicopter capable of both sonar search and attack.
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dipperA British term for a container for oils and mediums, it clips to the side of the palette. Source: Kimberley Reynolds, Richard Seddon, "Illustrated Dictionary of Art Terms"
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dipper
(astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Sagittarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
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