DIPSTICK


Meaning of DIPSTICK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdip-ˌstik ]

noun

Date: 1927

1. : a graduated rod for indicating depth (as of oil in a crankcase)

2.

[euphemism for dipshit ]

: nitwit

3. : a chemically sensitive strip of paper used to identify one or more constituents (as glucose or protein) of urine by immersion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.