dipstick

Definitions


[ˈdɪpstɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a graduated rod for measuring the depth of a liquid, especially oil in a vehicle's engine
(e.g: in a vehicle with a dipstick, engine oil is checked with the engine off)

- a stupid or inept person
(e.g: some of these dipsticks carried firearms and some probably had ammunition as well)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries