'Dipsy' definitions:
Definition of 'Dipsy'
From: GCIDE
- 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
Definition of 'Dipsy'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]