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Dipper vs Gipper - What's the difference?

dipper | gipper |

As nouns the difference between dipper and gipper

is that dipper is (canada|politics|informal) a member or supporter of the canadian new democratic party while gipper is one who gips (ie , cleans fish in preparation for curing).

As a proper noun dipper

is (astronomy) a chinese constellation located near sagittarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger black turtle.

dipper

English

(wikipedia dipper)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
  • A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids.
  • (slang) pickpocket

    • Hyponyms

    * (Cinclus)

    Derived terms

    ;birds of the genus Cinclus * * * * * ;cup-shaped vessel with a handle * Big Dipper * Little Dipper

    Anagrams

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    gipper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who gips (i.e. , cleans fish in preparation for curing).
  • * 1641 , Simon Smith, The Herring-Bu??e Trade , page 9:
    • One man takes the Herrings out of the VVell with the Ladner, and fils the Gippers' baskets. // 9 ' Gippers which cut their throats, and takes out the Guts, and fling the ful Herring into one Basket, and the ?hotten Herring into another.

    References

    * ‘ Gi·pper]’ s.v.'' “Gip, ''v.''” on page 173/1 of § 2 (G) of volume IV (F and G, ed. (Henry Bradley), 1901) of ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles] (1st ed.)