Defn: Publican. [Obs.]
PUPPET
Pup"pet, n. Etym: [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F. poupée a doll,
probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf. Poupeton,
Pupa, Pupil, Puppy.] [Written also poppet.]
1. A small image in the human form; a doll.
2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. At the pipes of some carved organ move, The gilded puppets dance. Pope.
3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; — so used in contempt. Sir W. Scott.
4. (Mach.)
Defn: The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. Puppet master. Same as Puppetman. — Puppet play, a puppet show. — Puppet player, one who manages the motions of puppets. — Puppet show, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by wires. — Puppet valve, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, — used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety.
PUPPETISH
Pup"pet*ish, a.
Defn: Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; of the nature of a puppet.
PUPPETMAN
Pup"pet*man, n.