- (n.) A small image in the human form; a doll.
- (n.) One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt.
- (n.) A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.
- (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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