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A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.

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  1. n. A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.
  2. A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed. [Obs.] Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.
  3. A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the MiddleAges it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped imagesrepresenting Mohammed. [Obs.] Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.