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poppet

noun

ˈpä-pət

Definition of poppet

Midland

as in doll

a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother

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Recent Examples of poppet The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up. — Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024 Between 1902 and 1904, she was granted eight patents related to rotary engines, including sleeve-valve innovations that were improvements over conventional poppet valves. — John Greathouse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 Other events, Nunez says, have included poetry readings, concerts, tarot-card readings, artist gatherings, pop-up exhibits and workshops to make wands, intention poppets and other magical tools. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Dec. 2019

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doll

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As a child, Madix would put on shows for her pug, Ming, and a doll of Fievel, the mouse from An American Tail.

— Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
The founders of iconic brands such as Ideal, Mattel, Marx, Hasbro, Kenner, Wham-O and Madame Alexander dolls shared roots in Yiddish-speaking Europe, and childhoods as the sons and daughters of immigrants.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of doll

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