Question

why did the convict dip n roll pip in a most tremendous way?
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Answer 1

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Pip has already been turned upside-down once; now he's on top of a tombstone with Magwitch tilting him at a dangerous angle. "Dip and roll" appears to mean that Magwitch turns him over in a sort of somersault.