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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.

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