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English
Etymology
From deep sea.
Noun
dipsey (plural dipseys)
- (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?"
- (nautical, slang) A deep-sea lead.
- (US, dialect) A sinker attached to a fishing line.
- (US, dialect) A line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.
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