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poppet definition

pop·pet (päp′it)

noun

  1. tailstock
  2. a valve that moves into and from its seat: often cam-driven and spring-loaded for a rapid repeating, popping action as in a gasoline engine
    in full poppet valve
  3. any of certain timbers used to support a ship about to be launched
    1. Obsolete a doll
    2. Brit., Informal a term of endearment, as for a child or sweetheart

Etymology: var. of puppet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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