dummy
noun
an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Bob and Bat were dummying on the station at the time, and looking after the Skeleton paddock.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy