DANDIPRAT

Noun

dandiprat (plural dandiprats)

(obsolete) An English coin worth three half-pence

(dated) An insignificant or contemptible person

Source: Wiktionary


Dan"di*prat, n. Etym: [Dandy + brat child.]

1. A little fellow; -- in sport or contempt. "A dandiprat hop-thumb." Stanyhurst.

2. A small coin. Henry VII. stamped a small coin called dandiprats. Camden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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