dipsey

English

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Etymology

From deep sea.

Noun

dipsey (plural dipseys)

  1. (nautical, slang, attributive) Deep sea.
    a dipsey line
    • 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
      "Soundin' is a trick, though," said Dan, "when your dipsey lead's all the eye you're like to hev for a week. What d'you make it, Dad?"
  2. (nautical, slang) A deep-sea lead.
  3. (US, dialect) A sinker attached to a fishing line.
  4. (US, dialect) A line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.

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