Found 1 items, similar to dipsey.
English → English (gcide) 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.]