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(1):

(v. i.) To jest; to play the buffoon.

(2):

(superl.) Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.

(3):

(v. t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.

(4):

(n.) Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.

(5):

(v. t.) To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.

(6):

(n.) One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Droll'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/droll.html. 1828.
 
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