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charles's wain
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dipper \Dip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to
dip water or other liquid; a ladle.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A small grebe; the dabchick.
(b) The buffel duck.
(c) The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe.
(d) The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus).
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The Dipper (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the
constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from
their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also
Charles's Wain. See Ursa Major, under Ursa.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Charles's Wain \Charles's Wain\ [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles w[=ae]n (for w[ae]gn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain.] (Astron.) The group of seven stars, commonly called the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See {Ursa major}, under Ursa. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The name is sometimes also applied to the Constellation. [1913 Webster]
