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Dandiprat


DAN'DIPRAT, noun A fellow; an urchin; a word of fondness or contempt.

DAN'DLE, verb transitive

1. To shake or jolt on the knee, as an infant; to move up and down in the hand; literally, to amuse by play.

Ye shall be dandled on her knees. Isaiah 66:12.

2. To fondle; to amuse; to treat as a child; to toy with.

I am ashamed to be dandled thus. Addison.

3. To delay; to protract by trifles.