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  1.       
 Dingey (?), Dingy, Dinghy , n. [Bengalee dingi.]
    1. a small boat propelled by oars or sails, used in the East Indies, in sheltered waters. [Written also dinghey.]  Malcom.

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    2. a small boat intended to be used as a tender or lifeboat, carried or towed by a ship.  It may be propelled by oars, sail, or a motor.

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    3. a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled.

    Syn. -- dory, rowboat.

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Dingy (dĭnˈjy̆), a. [Compar. Dingier (?); superl. Dingiest.] [Prob. fr. dung.  Cf. Dungy.] Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty. “Scraps of dingy paper.”  Macaulay.

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