POPPET

Pop″pet (?), n. 1. 1. See Puppet.
2. 2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. Totten.
3. 3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
Poppet head, Puppet head. See Headstock (a).