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Dipsey

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Dip´sey
a.1.Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead.
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.
2.(Naut.) A deep-sea lead.


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