autem dipper

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Etymology

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From autem (“church”) + dip (“The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.”) +‎ -er, referencing the practice of baptism by being dipped in water.

Noun

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autem dipper (plural autem dippers)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) An Anabaptist.

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References

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  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Autem dipper”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.
  • Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “autem dipper”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 54.
  • John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “autem dipper”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 81.
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