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Definition: Dipsey
Dipsey
\Dip"sey\, Dipsie
\Dip"sie\, Dipsy
\Dip"sy\, a.
Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dipsey
\Dip"sey\, Dipsie
\Dip"sie\, Dipsy
\Dip"sy\, n.
1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having
several branches, each with such a sinker, used in
deep-sea fishing. [Local, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]