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Definition of poppet head
Poppet head Poppet Pop"pet, n.
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) .
poppet head Headstock Head"stock`, n. (Mach.)
A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for
supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine;
as:
(a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and
its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the
opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.
(b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter,
etc.