dipper
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Or the dipper, a little bird Norwegians call “the Fossekall, the ‘Call of the waterfall,’” that once gave Mr. Macfarlane a change of mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Birds including the curlew, nightjar, dipper, lesser black-backed gull and red grouse are also named.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Some Native American tribes believe the cup of the dipper represents a bear and the stars in the handle represent warriors who pursue it.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 23, 2023
Dip: One of the best things about dip is that the dipper becomes the utensil, so you get to eat with your hands.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
I drew a bucket of water from the well and used the dipper to drink as much as I could hold.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Garnish with parsley, let cool 10 minutes, serve with dippers and enjoy.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
Swimmers, bathers and dippers have been taking a chilly dip in the sea at Porthcawl and Tenby over the Christmas break.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2022
We ended our tour at Hallam Lake, admiring the fortitude of American dippers, bathing in a snow-banked stream.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
This lovely dip invites that possibility, as it pairs beautifully with a variety of vegetable and fruit dippers.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
Worsley, Crean, Vincent, McCarthy, and McNeish frantically pumped and bailed with anything they could find—the cook pot, dippers, their hands—anything that would get the water out of the boat.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
