Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dummy"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Dummy \Dum"my\, a. [See {Dumb}.]
1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.

{Dummy car}. See under {Car}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Dummy \Dum"my\, n.; pl. {Dummies}.
1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith.

2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain
what its exterior indicates.

3. 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.

4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action;
a sham character.

5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]

6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and,
hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy
car.

7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three
persons play at a four-handed game of cards.

8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight.

{To play dummy}, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards.
The partner of the dummy plays it.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

dummy
adj : having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to
function; "a dummy corporation"
n 1: a person who does not talk [syn: {silent person}]
2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dope}, {boob},
{booby}, {pinhead}]
3: a figure representing the human form
4: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
[syn: {blank}, {blank shell}]
v : make a dummy of; as of books or pages to be published [syn:
{dummy up}]


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