noun. The act of plunging or immersing.

noun. Specifically Baptism by immersion.

noun. The process of brightening ornamental brass-work, usually by first “pickling” it in dilute nitric acid, next scouring it with sand and water, and afterward plunging it for an instant only in a bath consisting of pure nitric acid.

noun. A composition of boiled oil and grease, used in Scotland by curriers for softening leather and making it more fit for resisting dampness: in England called dubbing.

noun. The washing of sheep to cleanse the fleece before shearing.

noun. In ceramics, the process of coating a coarse clay body with enamel or slip of a fine quality by plunging the vessel into the liquid material for the coating, or of covering stoneware with a glaze.

noun. A mode of taking snuff by rubbing it on the teeth and gums. See to dip snuff, under dip, V. t.

noun. The act or process of immersing.

noun. The act of inclining downward.

noun. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.

noun. The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.

noun. The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.

noun. a magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination.

verb. Present participle of dip.

"In response to my surprise, my father said, "I have heard of this before; it is what they call the dipping of the needle.""

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