"Linked to the car proper is what is termed a dummy."
1897. `The Argus,' Jan. 2, p. 7, col. 5:
"But on the tramcar, matters were much worse. The front seat of the dummy was occupied by a young Tasmanian lady and her cousin, and, while one portion of the cart struck her a terrible blow on the body, the shaft pinned her by the neck against the front stanchion of the dummy."
<hw>Dummy</hw>, <i>v</i>. to obtain land in the way above described.
1873. A.Trollope, `Australia and New Zealand,' c. vi. p. 101:
"Each partner in the run has purchased his ten thousand, and there have been many Mrs. Harrises. The Mrs. Harris system is generally called dummying—putting up a non-existent free-selector—and is illegal. But I believe no one will deny that it has been carried to a great extent."
1896. `The Champion' (Melbourne), Jan. 11:
"The verb `to dummy' and the noun `dummyism' are purely
Australian, quotations to illustrate the use of which can be
obtained from `Hansard,' the daily papers, and such works as
Epps' monograph on the `Land Tenure Systems of Australasia.'"
<hw>Dummyism</hw>, <i>n</i>. obtaining land by misrepresentation. See <i>Dummy, n</i>.
1875. `The Spectator' (Melbourne), June 19, p. 8, col. 2: