dipper

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
noun a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
noun a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From Middle English dippere; equivalent to dip + -er.

"Don't touch the dipper, please. — Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Corbin Wood took the bucket and dipper. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
Fetch de dipper ter ketch de minners in?' — Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris

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