hand puppet
Americannoun
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hand puppets
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hand puppet
First recorded in 1945–50
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You might even consider getting a hand puppet or small stuffed animal to assist.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2021
When teaching the chicks to hunt and other crane behaviors, they dress in baggy costumes with the neck of a crane-head hand puppet holding in one loose, black-tipped “wing.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
Second place receives a fabulous soft rubbery hand puppet depicting a, well, some indeterminate aquatic creature; guesses included a shark, barracuda, alligator and dinosaur.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
Watch the expression on Groff’s face as he sidles across the stage, cradling an early, snapping hand puppet version of his truest soul mate, which tries to nibble on the front row.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2019
Dr. Z popped up behind the center desk like a hand puppet.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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