dipper
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈdɪpər/
:
cucharón
- The girls play in water with measuring cups, dippers, and eye droppers.
- dipper of water
- a wooden dipper
- gourd dipper
Examples
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She reached down into the container and, with the dipper, began to scoop vanilla ice cream.
Fiction book (1996) -
A pleasant woman dressed in black greeted them with a smile and a dipper of water.
Fiction book (2002) -
When she lifted it out, she held the dipper so the old lady could drink.
Fiction book (2002) -
Mother Smith hurried into the kitchen and returned in a moment with a dipper filled with water.
Fiction book (1990) -
She set a pail of spring water and a dipper down next to him.
Fiction book (1997) -
She leaned over the freezer, reached down, and began to turn the dipper in the ice cream.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then Pilgrim drank from the dipper as he was bade; but he was not sure whether he was refreshed or not, for the water was cold as death.
Fiction book (2001) -
She used a dipper to serve soup from the large pot to each bowl.
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The chef filled the dipper with gravy before pouring it over the mashed potatoes.
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He carefully dipped the fruit into the dipper to coat it in chocolate.
Compounds
2
5.6
A group of seven stars that look like a small spoon in the northern sky with Polaris at its handle
- Literature
1
7.5
A person who receives a government salary and a pension at the same time
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Etymology
Dipper for a ladle comes from the word dip meaning 'to put into liquid' plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does', so a dipper is the tool you use to scoop or 'dip' liquid out of a container.