Noah Webster
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.