What does sell the dummy mean?

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sell the dummy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

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sells the dummy (present, singular) selling the dummy (participle, present) sold the dummy (participle, past) sold the dummy (past)

What does sell the dummy mean?: To succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.

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