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Meaning of DIPSEY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, a.
    Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]
    
  2. \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.]
    2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]
    
 
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