poppet

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/ˈpɒ.pɪt/

noun 5

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ADJ.

enough

VERB + POPPET

come, fess, flows, passing, pipe

POPPET + NOUN

impulse, tank, th'st, valve

PREP.

through

Definitions

noun

An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.

A young woman or girl.

Come 'ere, poppet!

Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"

The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.

After passing through the poppet valve, the impulse air and water flows through a poppet discharge stop valve and then through a discharge pipe to the poppet drain tank or bilge

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.

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Come 'ere, poppet!

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Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"

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After passing through the poppet valve, the impulse air and water flows through a poppet discharge stop valve and then through a discharge pipe to the poppet drain tank or bilge

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In some senses, poppet is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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