DUMMY

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. Dummy car. See under Car.

One who is dumb. H. Smith.

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

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.

One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.

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

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

The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four- handed game of cards.

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.