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Definition of Dipchick
1. n. See Dabchick.
Definition of Dipchick
1. Noun. (alternative form of dabchick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dipchick
1. a small grebe [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dipchick
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipchick
Literary usage of Dipchick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds that Hunt and are Hunted: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy by Neltje Blanchan (1905)
"... WATER-WITCH; CAROLINA GREBE; DIPPER; dipchick Length—14 inches. Smallest of
the grebes. Male and Female—In summer: Upper parts dusky, grayish brown; ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"One that has authority over others, a superin- intendant; a rule, all ordinance;
an in- structor ; one who is consulted in cases of by chance. dipchick ..."
3. The Animal-lore of Shakespeare's Time: Including Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles by EMMA. PHIPSON (1883)
"Amongst the first sort we reckon the dipchick (so named of his diving and
littleness), coots, sanderling, sea larks, oxen and kine [ruffs and reeves], ..."
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