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Dummy

Dummy (dummy)
a.(?)
Dum"my
[See Dumb.]
  1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
  2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.

    Dummy car. See under Car.


Dummy

Dummy (dummy)
n.
Dum"my
  1. One who is dumb.
    H. Smith.
  2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.
  3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc.
  4. One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.
  5. A thick-witted person; a dolt.
    [Colloq.]
  6. A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
  7. The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
  8. A floating barge connected with a pier.
    Knight.

    To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.














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