GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Dummy , a. [See Dumb.]
   Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
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   Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
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   Dummy car. See under Car.
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   Dummy, n.; pl. Dummies .
   One who is dumb.
   H. Smith.
   
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   A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.
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   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.
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   (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.
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   An ignorant or thick-witted person; a foolish person; a dolt.
   Syn. -- dope, boob, booby, pinhead, dumbbell.
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   WordNet 1.5
   (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
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   (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
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   A floating barge connected with a pier.
   Knight.
   
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   To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.