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poupeton

poupeton noun: a puppet.

Noun

poupeton (plural poupetons)

  1. (obsolete) A puppet.
    • Empires have worshipped what these scoundrels stooled, taking for gods the merest poupetons.1850, Edward Vaughan Kenealy, Goethe: A New Pantomime, page 268
    • 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 ?1911, Frederick Fanning Ayer, Bell and Wing, page 1007
  2. (historical) A pulpatoon.

Forms of poupeton

pluralpoupetons

Origin of poupeton

From French poupeton. See puppet.

Questions about poupeton

What does poupeton mean?
Poupeton means a puppet.
What part of speech is poupeton?
Poupeton is a noun.
What is the plural of poupeton?
The plural of poupeton is poupetons.

Words near poupeton in the dictionary

  1. poundworths
  2. poupard
  3. Poupart
  4. Poupart's ligament
  5. Poupart's ligaments
  6. poupeton
  7. poupetons
  8. Poupon
  9. poupou
  10. poupous
  11. pour

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