Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PUP'PET
PU-PIV'O-ROUSPUP'PET-MAN, or PUP'PET-MAS'TER
PUP'PET, n. [Fr. poupée; L. pupus. See Pup.]
- A small image in the human form, moved by a wire in a mock drama; a wooden tragedian. – Pope.
- A doll.
- A word of contempt. – Shak.
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