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poppet

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poppet
1. 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
2. Nautical a temporary supporting brace for a vessel hauled on land or in a dry dock
poppet [′päp·ət]
(civil engineering)
One of the timber and steel structures supporting the fore and aft ends of a ship for launching from sliding ways.
(design engineering)
A spring-loaded ball engaging a notch; a ball latch.
(mining engineering)
A pulley frame or the headgear over a mine shaft.
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Six days ago when I brought her my first earnings in full--twenty-three roubles forty copecks altogether--she called me her poppet: 'poppet,' said she, 'my little poppet.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
"Why, Quebec, my poppet," says George, following, on invitation, into that department.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
Poppets knocked at the door to know if we were ready for supper.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
 
 
 
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