dippers

plural of dipper
as in spoons
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food the metal dipper left in the stew pot was too hot to touch

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Recent Examples of dippers Today, Sunnie snack pack dippers, like Flatbread Pizza and S’more, increase their presence not just in natural grocery stores, but today entering 500 Target stores in every state across the US. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Dill pickle chips make great dippers and amplify the pickle flavor. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025 And get creative with the dippers! Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
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spoons
Noun
  • Remove the marrow from the bones with marrow spoons or butter knives.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There were rarely more than three or four casts between strikes and there were places along the shore, where snags lay thick or grass beds provided cover, that sent a fish out to each cast as surely as the spoons touched the water.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Dippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dippers. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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