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Big Dipper

American name for the Plough, the seven brightest and most prominent stars in the constellation Ursa Major, which in outline resemble a large dipper.



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If I were to eulogize Wilt, I would simply state: ``When you look to the heavens, to the stars in the sky, you know there are now two big dippers up there.
LETTERS : READER: HURRAH FOR HARRY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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