Meaning & use
Dipper
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A small ladle or scoop used for dipping liquids.
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She used a tin dipper to serve water from the well.
The old dipper hung on a nail beside the barrel.
A note on using this word
Also refers to a small songbird that dives underwater for food, and informally to the star pattern known as the Big Dipper.
Words with a similar meaning
ladlescoop
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A small bird that plunges into fast-flowing streams to feed on aquatic insects.
A dipper bobbed on the rock before diving into the rapids.
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