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
At Lord's he had just produced his best bit of bowling, a dipper to draw the edge of KL Rahul, before he was injured.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
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
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
She began taking photos of Welsh landscapes and wildlife, such as Skomer's puffins, and released a photography book about dippers on the River Ogmore.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 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
Little dippers are also further away, making it hard, if not altogether impossible, for astronomers to capture a photograph to further investigate the dimming’s cause.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 14, 2022
Mr. Spencer darted in and out, thanking everyone, giving them dripping-wet rags to cool their faces, bringing dippers of water, weeping all the while.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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