poupeton

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English

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Etymology

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From French poupeton. See puppet.

Noun

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poupeton (plural poupetons)

  1. (obsolete) A puppet.
    • 1850, Edward Vaughan Kenealy, Goethe: A New Pantomime, page 268:
      Empires have worshipped what these scoundrels stooled, taking for gods the merest poupetons.
    • 1911, Frederick Fanning Ayer, Bell and Wing, page 1007:
      Not yield?—is it weak to yield Since you drew him on Like a poupeton Where his love cried out and kneeled To do your least will , to catch one nod Of a wish he could grant you above sod ?
  2. (historical, cooking) A pulpatoon.