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  1. n. See Puppet.
  2. n. One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
  3. n. An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
  4. n. a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
  5. 1. See Puppet. 2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. Totten. 3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only. Poppet head, Puppet head. See Headstock (a).
  6. One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used tosupport a vessel in launching. Totten.
  7. n:100 n. a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines