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poppet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | poppet valve |
| Type of | valve |
Examples of poppet
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Cheever discovers the poppet that Mary made for Elizabeth, with a needle inside it.
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On the surface above the shaft stands a building known as the poppet head or pit head.
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I imagine him, I continue, as a poppet in a pinny always offering soothing cups of tea.
From the independent.co.uk
Likely the voodoo doll concept in popular culture is influenced by the European poppet dolls.
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A different heat transfer application is in internal combustion engines with poppet valves.
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Terms of endearment, such as poppet may be used for the same purpose.
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He is also always described as a sweetheart, a poppet, a thoroughly decent and lovely young man.
From the nzherald.co.nz
However her best rubber faced poppet was always Spitting Image's.
From the guardian.co.uk
The park elevates toward Camp Hill, which features a historic school and former mine poppet head.
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- A mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
- The word poppet is an older spelling of puppet, from the Middle English popet, meaning a small child or doll. In British Dialect it continues to hold this meaning. Poppet is also a chiefly English term of endearment.
- Moshi Monsters is a social networking online game targeted at children aged 7 to 14, in which a player adopts and cares for a monster. Solving educational puzzles leads to rewards called Rox, which can be used as currency to buy items for the adopted monster, such as food and furniture. ...
- Paynes Poppets or Poppets is confectionery manufactured by Fox's Confectionery, first introduced in 1937. It comes in five different flavours (Mint, Choc Chip Cookie, Toffee, Raisin, and Orange). ...
- An endearingly sweet or beautiful child; A young woman or girl; The stem and valve head in a poppet valve; A figurine or image of idolatry
- A valve mechanism that continually opens and closes in response to variations in pressure.
- A little doll; this is also where we get the word "puppet"
- The movable portion of an angle valve; includes a groove to hold an elastomer O-ring which completes the seal.
- A valve element which prevents flow when it closes against a conical shaped seat
