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dipper

[dip-er] / ˈdɪp ər /
NOUN
ladle
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Or the dipper, a little bird Norwegians call “the Fossekall, the ‘Call of the waterfall,’” that once gave Mr. Macfarlane a change of mood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Another "dipper" is Leighton Lee, 51, from Porth, who said the feeling was "hard to describe".

From BBC Oct. 25, 2023

Some Native American tribes believe the cup of the dipper represents a bear and the stars in the handle represent warriors who pursue it.

From National Geographic Aug. 23, 2023

Cresswell almost dislocates his standing ankle, spinning a dipper over the near side of the wall, just under the bar, and into the vicinity of the top corner!

From The Guardian Apr. 3, 2022

On one side hung two pairs of sandals; on the other, a small gourd water dipper and a bag to be filled with rice cakes.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

The Christmas Day dippers, including some in fancy dress outfits, dived headfirst into the waters off the coast of Felixstowe and Lowestoft.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2024

We ended our tour at Hallam Lake, admiring the fortitude of American dippers, bathing in a snow-banked stream.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2022

As for the dippers, the sky’s the limit.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2022

Little dippers are also further away, making it hard, if not altogether impossible, for astronomers to capture a photograph to further investigate the dimming’s cause.

From Scientific American Apr. 14, 2022

Mr. Spencer darted in and out, thanking everyone, giving them dripping-wet rags to cool their faces, bringing dippers of water, weeping all the while.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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