dipper

Example Sentences

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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

It’s certainly a dipper rather than a straight-through read.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2022

He took a dipper of water from an oaken pail, drinking deeply, then splashing the remains over his aching head.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques