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hand puppet

American

noun

a puppet made of a hollow head sewn or glued to material that fits over the hand, concealing the fingers and thumb, which manipulate it.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

hand puppets

plural

Etymology

Origin of hand puppet

First recorded in 1945–50

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