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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A puppet operated by hand.

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  • noun A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand

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