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  • 51dipper — n. 1. Plunger, ladler, etc. See verb. 2. Immersionist, dunker, tunker, tumbler. 3. Charles Wain, Great Bear, Ursa Major, Cleaver. 4. Water craw, water pyet, water crake, water ouzel (Cinclus aquaticus) …

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  • 52Cinclidae — noun water ouzels • Syn: ↑family Cinclidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres …

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  • 53family Cinclidae — noun water ouzels • Syn: ↑Cinclidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres …

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  • 54Dip|per — «DIHP uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that dips. 2. a long handled cup or larger container for dipping water or other liquids. 3. a large scoop or shovel attached to a derrick by a chain. It is shaped like a box with a door on the bottom which… …

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  • 55dip|per — «DIHP uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that dips. 2. a long handled cup or larger container for dipping water or other liquids. 3. a large scoop or shovel attached to a derrick by a chain. It is shaped like a box with a door on the bottom which… …

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  • 56Jay piet — Piet Pi et (p[imac] [e^]t), n. [Dim. of {Pie} a magpie: cf. F. piette a smew.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The dipper, or water ouzel. [Scot.] (b) The magpie. [Prov.Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Jay piet} (Zo[ o]l.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.] {Sea piet} (Zo[… …

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  • 57Piet — Pi et (p[imac] [e^]t), n. [Dim. of {Pie} a magpie: cf. F. piette a smew.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The dipper, or water ouzel. [Scot.] (b) The magpie. [Prov.Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Jay piet} (Zo[ o]l.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.] {Sea piet} (Zo[ o]l.),… …

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  • 58Sea piet — Piet Pi et (p[imac] [e^]t), n. [Dim. of {Pie} a magpie: cf. F. piette a smew.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The dipper, or water ouzel. [Scot.] (b) The magpie. [Prov.Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Jay piet} (Zo[ o]l.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.] {Sea piet} (Zo[… …

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  • 59dipper — noun Date: 1611 1. one that dips: as a. a worker who dips articles b. something (as a long handled cup) used for dipping c. slang pickpocket 2. any of a genus (Cinclus and especially C. cinclus of the Old World and C. mexicanus of …

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  • 60Bestiary — A bestiary, or Bestiarum vocabulum is a compendium of beasts. Bestiaries were made popular in the Middle Ages in illustrated volumes that described various animals, birds and even rocks. The natural history and illustration of each beast was… …

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