Meaning of dandi | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

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“In cases of short temporary illness a dandi may occasionally be very useful. Any strong pole, with a cloth sufficiently large, elliptically folded, and solidly attached to it in a longitudinal form⟳, may at once be converted into a dandi.”

“A dandi is a kind of chair and foot-rest, so mounted on a framework of wood and iron⟳ rods that it can be carried by one man when it is empty, and by four men at a time when it has a passenger.”

“In the course of unloading of the goods from a steamer, a dandi working on the boat enganged himself in the rope which was thrown from the steamer for the purposes of tying the boat and suffered injury.”

“A rickshaw would move⟳ off, a dandi would swing⟳ by, and the rest⟳ would once again wait⟳ for the cry⟳, “Dandi!”, “Dandi!”. Deoli and his companions were left to wait⟳ each time in the race⟳ and the rush⟳.”

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