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dip⋅per

  [dip-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that dips.
2. a cuplike container with a long handle, used for dipping liquids.
3. (initial capital letter) Astronomy.
a. Big Dipper.
b. Little Dipper.
4. Ornithology. Also called water ouzel. any small, stocky diving bird of the family Cinclidae, related to the thrushes, esp. Cinclus aquaticus of Europe and C. mexicanus of western North America, having dense, oilyplumage and frequenting rapid streams and rivers.
5. South Midland and Southern U.S. a person who uses snuff.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME: diving bird; see dip, -er 1
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Big Dipper

 
–noun Astronomy.
the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major resembling a dipper in outline.
Also called Dipper.

Origin:
1865–70

Little Dipper

 
–noun Astronomy.
the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Minor resembling a dipper in outline.
Also called Dipper.

Origin:
1835–45
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dip·per   (dĭp'ər)   
n.  

  1. One that dips, especially a container for taking up water.

  2. One of several small birds of the genus Cinclus that dive into swift-moving streams and feed along the bottom. Also called water ouzel.

Dip·per   (dĭp'ər)   
n.  

  1. The Big Dipper.

  2. The Little Dipper.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

Big Dipper

A constellation in the northern sky. The two stars on the far end of the bowl of the dipper point toward the North Star. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
dip

  1. n.
    a drunkard. (From dipsomaniac.) : Buy the dip a drink. That'll shut him up for a while.
  2. n.
    and dipper. a pickpocket. (Underworld.) : The dip tried a snatch, but the dupe turned around at the wrong time. , The cops picked up three dippers, working as a group, at the fairgrounds.
  3. n.
    a pinch or helping of snuff. : He took a dip just before he picked up the bat.
  4. n.
    a wad of chewing tobacco. : You could see he had a big dip in his cheek.
  5. n.
    an oaf; a jerk. (Probably from dipshit.) : Why are you acting like such a dip?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

Big Dipper 
Amer.Eng. name for the seven-star asterism (known in England as Charles' Wain; see Charles) in the constellation Ursa Major, first attested 1869, but certainly older than that. In Anglo-Saxon times, it was O.E. wænes þisl "pole of the wain."
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Science Dictionary
Big Dipper  
An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major. Four stars form the bowl and three form the handle in the outline of a dipper.
Little Dipper   (lĭt'l)  Pronunciation Key 
An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Minor that form the outline of a dipper.
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