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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.] 1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. 2. (Naut.) a A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set b A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}. 3. A dandy roller. See below. {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush. {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}. {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.
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