| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| dispute | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something) |
| 2. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc, of |
| 3. | (tr) to seek to win; contest for |
| 4. | (tr) to struggle against; resist |
| —n | |
| 5. | an argument or quarrel |
| [C13: from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from | |
| dis'puter | |
| —n | |