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dandiprat

dandiprat noun: an English coin worth three half-pence.

Noun

dandiprat (plural dandiprats)

  1. (obsolete) An English coin worth three half-pence
  2. (dated) An insignificant or contemptible person
    • It seems but proper, every way, therefore, for us to know, that this king of poets and philosophers was also among the best of men ; that, in his character, modesty and humility kept pace with greatness ; and that he was as much better than the beau-ideals of our intellectual popinjays and...1848, Henry Norman Hudson, Lectures on Shakespeare - Volume 1, page 41

Forms of dandiprat

pluraldandiprats
alternative formdandyprat
alternative formdandypratt

Questions about dandiprat

What does dandiprat mean?
Dandiprat means an English coin worth three half-pence.
What part of speech is dandiprat?
Dandiprat is a noun.
What is the plural of dandiprat?
The plural of dandiprat is dandiprats.

Words near dandiprat in the dictionary

  1. dandifies
  2. dandify
  3. dandifying
  4. dandily
  5. dandiness
  6. dandiprat
  7. dandiprats
  8. dandis
  9. dandiya
  10. dandiya raas
  11. dandiyas

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