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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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