Noah Webster
Droll
DROLL, adjective [G.] Odd; merry; facetious; comical; as a droll fellow.
DROLL, noun
1. One whose occupation or practice is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon.
2. A farce; something exhibited to raise mirth or sport.
DROLL, verb intransitive To jest; to play the buffoon.
DROLL, verb transitive To cheat.