Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DAN'DI-PRAT
DAN'DI-PRAT, n. [Fr. dandin, a ninny; It. dondolone, a loiterer; dondolo, any thing swinging; dondolare, to swing, to loiter. The Sp. and Port. tonto, a dolt, may be of the same family. Qu. prat.]
A little fellow; an urchin: a word of fondness or contempt. Johnson.
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