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dummy
I. n. 1) In Australia, when land wasthrown open for selection (q.v.), the squatters who hadpreviou...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
A dumb, i. e. silent person; a stupid person. We use the word most frequently to denote a silent partner at cards. To play dummy, is to play with one person less than the requisite number.
Auld Gabbi Spec wha was sae cunning,
To be a dummie ten years running.
-- Allan Ramsay.
I. n. 1) In Australia, when land wasthrown open for selection (q.v.), the squatters who hadpreviou...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris