poppet

Meaning

  1. (informal) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
  2. (informal) A young woman or girl.
  3. The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
  4. A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
  5. One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
  6. An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɒ.pɪt/
Etymology

A variant of puppet.

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