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Dummy
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(a.) Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
(3):
(n.) A floating barge connected with a pier.
(4):
(n.) One who is dumb.
(5):
(n.) A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.
(6):
(a.) Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
(7):
(n.) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.
(8):
(n.) A thick-witted person; a dolt.
(9):
(n.) A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
(10):
(n.) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dummy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dummy.html. 1828.