1693. Dryden, Persius, vi., 160. Put out the principal in trusty
hands: Live of the use; and never dip thy lands.
1711. Spectator, No. 114. What gives the unhappy man this
peevishness of spirit is, that his estate is dipped, and is eating
out with usury; and yet he has not the heart to sell any part of
it.
1860. Thackeray, Philip, ch. xiv. You have but one son, and he has
a fortune of his own, as I happen to know. You haven’t dipped it,
Master Philip?