<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Also called poppet valve.<ul><li>Machinery: A rising and falling valve consisting of a disk at the end of a vertically set stem, used in internal-combustion and steam engines.</li><li>British Dialect: A girl or child (used as a term of endearment).</li><li>Nautical: Any of the vertical timbers bracing the bow or stern of a vessel about to be launched.</li></ul></li></ul>