poppet
Meaning
- (informal) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
- (informal) A young woman or girl.
- The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
- A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
- One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
- An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɒ.pɪt/
Etymology
A variant of puppet.
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