dipsey

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noun

Deep sea.

“a dipsey line”

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Meanings

noundipsey (plural dipseys)

plural dipseys · alternative dipsie · alternative dipsy

  1. attributiveslangnauticalDeep sea.

    a dipsey line

    1 more example

    "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?"

    1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
  2. slangnauticalA deep-sea lead.
  3. USdialectalA sinker attached to a fishing line.
  4. USdialectalA line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.

Origin

From deep sea.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spidey
Cite this entry
APA

dipsey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipsey

MLA

“dipsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipsey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dipsey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipsey.

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