2. (Naut.) (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set. (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; — called also jigger, and mizzen.
3. A dandy roller. See below. Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush.
— Dandy fever. See Dengue.
— Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached several
crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end.
— Dandy roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making paper,
to press out water from the pulp, and set the paper.
DANDY-COCK; DANDY-HEN
Dan"dy-cock` (, n. masc., Dan"dy-hen` (, n. fem. Etym: [See Dandy.]
Defn: A bantam fowl.
DANDYISE; DANDYIZE
Dan"dy*ise, v. t. & i.
Defn: To make, or to act, like a dandy; to dandify.
DANDYISH
Dan"dy*ish, a.
Defn: Like a dandy.
DANDYISM
Dan"dy*ism, n.
Defn: The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. Byron.