poppet

[ pop-it ]

noun

1. Also called poppet valve. Machinery. a rising and falling valve consisting of a disk at the end of a vertically set stem, used in internal-combustion and steam engines.
2. British Dialect. a girl or child (used as a term of endearment).
3. Nautical. any of the vertical timbers bracing the bow or stern of a vessel about to be launched.
4. poppit.
5. poppethead.

poppet

/ ˈpɒpɪt /

noun

1. a term of affection for a small child or sweetheart
2. Also calledpoppet valve a mushroom-shaped valve that is lifted from its seating against a spring by applying an axial force to its stem: commonly used as an exhaust or inlet valve in an internal-combustion engine
3. nautical a temporary supporting brace for a vessel hauled on land or in a dry dock

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppet¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; earlier form of puppet

Word History and Origins

Origin of poppet¹

C14: early variant of puppet

Example Sentences

An evacuation warning has been issued for the following zones: Reason : Vegetation fire - https://t.co/DjXiufozQX Link to affected zones : https://t.co/UTXRWXGnE2 RVC Poppet Flats 1, 2, 3 and 4.

From Los Angeles Times

The evacuations were issued in the Poppet Flats region, according to fire officials.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson’s first chance came when the initial verdict against her was thrown out after the colony’s governor ruled “spectral evidence” of witchcraft inadmissible, which included the poppet E.J.J. had brought to her trial to ensure a potentially lifesaving conviction.

From Washington Post

“A poppet looks like a doll but is filled with magic.”

From Literature

After all the times Mama and Doc had told me and Jay to look out for each other, after the poppet in the marsh had almost got me...I stood there, frozen.

From Literature