dipsey

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dipsey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, a.
     Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Dipsie
     Dipsey

  Dipsey \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.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]