Dipsey; Dipsie; Dipsy

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing. [Local, U. S.]

2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]