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Webster 1913 Edition
Droll
Droll
,Noun.
1.
One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
Prior.
2.
Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
Droll
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Drolled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drolling
.] To jest; to play the buffoon.
[R.]
Droll
,Verb.
T.
1.
To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may yet be laughed or
drolled
into them. L’Estrange.
2.
To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
[R.]
This
drolling
everything is rather fatiguing. W. D. Howells.
Webster 1828 Edition
Droll
DROLL
,Adj.
DROLL
,Noun.
1.
One whose occupation or practice is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon.2.
A farce; something exhibited to raise mirth or sport.DROLL
,Verb.
I.
DROLL
,Verb.
T.