DIPSEY; DIPSIE; DIPSY

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]

2.
n.

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.]

3.
n.

(Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]


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