different between poppet vs loppet

English

Etymology

A variant of puppet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?.p?t/
• Rhymes: -?p?t
• Hyphenation: pop?pet

Noun

poppet (plural poppets)

1. (informal, term of endearment) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
2. (informal, term of endearment) A young woman or girl.

   Come 'ere, poppet!
3. The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
4. A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
5. (nautical) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.

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6. (engineering) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.

Derived terms

• poppet valve

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?p?t/

Verb

poppet

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of poppen

English

Etymology

From Norwegian løpet.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?lo?.p?t/

Noun

loppet (plural loppets)

1. A long-distance (approximately 35+ kilometer) cross country skiing event.
2. Any long endurance race or athletic event which takes place across varied terrain.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110112073946/http://www.cccski.com/main.asp?cmd=doc&ID=3860&lan=0

Anagrams

• topple

Swedish

Noun

loppet

1. definite singular of lopp