dippers

Nature, is afforded by the curious little birds called dippers or water-ouzels, forming the genus _Cinclus_ and the family _Cindidae_ of naturalists.

Evolution An Investigation and a Critique Theodore Graebner 1913

An excellent example of how a limited group of species has been able to maintain itself by adaptation to one of these "vacant places" in nature, is afforded by the curious little birds called dippers or water-ouzels, forming the genus Cinclus and the family Cinclidae of naturalists.

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

But before we become too enthusiastic about the entrepreneurial commercial ingenuity of Josiah Wedgwood, we need to take into account that the Wedgwood factories employed boys as young as eight years as assistants to "dippers" in the final process of applying a leaded glaze.

Dan Agin: Wedgwood Teacups, Child Labor, and Lead Poisoning 2009

“What I’m a little bit surprised by is that those pay restrictions don’t apply to what I would call the double dippers, which is basically Citigroup and Bank of America, which have come back for capital,” said Charles Peabody, an analyst at Portales Partners LLC in New York.

Matthew Yglesias » More Executive Compensation 2009

There are two springs or vats within the cupola, each inclosed by marble sides; and the water stands so high that we may dip it ourselves, thus dispensing with the necessity of the "dippers," such as take our dimes at Saratoga.

Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 George T. Stevens

Based on available data, nearly 10 percent of Ohio's public sector retirees are double-dippers, meaning they are back on a public-sector payroll.

Reason Magazine 2010

The indictment and affidavit further allege that the defendants provided the girls with cocaine, "dippers" or "ciga-wets" (cigarettes dipped in phencyclidine liquid known as PCP), marijuana, and alcohol before coercing them to engage in sex with customers, and sometimes sold cocaine to customers.

Canada Free Press 2009

We are definitely dippers here in Longview, Texas!!!

Buttermilk dressing | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

The sticks sold under the Skoal brand by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. will be aimed at "dippers" who want a spit-free alternative to moist-snuff products such as Skoal and Copenhagen.

Altria Plans To Test-Market Smokeless 'Tobacco Sticks' David Kesmodel 2011

Some have eaten not a bite, while others have broken off chunks to use as dippers in the chocolate.

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009