n. [ F. croupi&unr_;re, fr. croupe. See Croup the rump of a horse. ] [ Written also crouper. ] 1. The buttocks or rump of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Fropm cup. ] One who performs the operation of cupping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See 2d Dubber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F. poupée a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll, puppet. Cf. Poupeton, Pupa, Pupil, Puppy. ] [ Written also poppet. ] 1. A small image in the human form; a doll. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. [ 1913 Webster ]

At the pipes of some carved organ move,
The gilded puppets dance. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puppet master. Same as Puppetman. --
Puppet play, a puppet show. --
Puppet player, one who manages the motions of puppets. --
Puppet show, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by wires. --
Puppet valve, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; of the nature of a puppet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A master of a puppet show. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puppetry of the English laws of divorce. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v. ] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. Totten. --
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper. --
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Probably of American Indian origin. ] (Bot.) An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. sub- + L. pes, pedis, a foot: cf. L. suppedaneum a footstool. ] Being under the feet. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. suppeditatus, p. p. of suppeditare to supply. ] To supply; to furnish. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suppeditatio. ] Supply; aid afforded. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F. souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See Soup, and cf. Sup to take supper. ] A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take supper; to sup. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supply with supper. [ R. ] “Kester was suppering the horses.” Mrs. Gaskell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to bed. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ contraction from two pence. ] A former U.K. silver coin; a U.K. bronze decimal coin worth two pennies.
Syn. -- twopence [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Trade name. ] 1. the collective trade name for a type of plastic food-storage container with a translucent bottom and a close-fitting lid designed to seal the container tightly. It is in common use in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the U. S. It comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, suitable for storing a variety of items. Also used attributively. She saved the leftovers in a couple of Tupperware containers. [ PJC ]

n. a social gathering at which the host (or more typically hostess) entertains the guests, and provides them with an opportunity to order Tupperware. This was used as an effective sales strategy by the Tupperware manufacturer, and provided income to the host(ess) from commissions on sales. [ PJC ]

a. A Pent up; confined. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a.; comp. of Up. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. [ 1913 Webster ]

The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.). --
Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. --
Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. --
Upper covert (Zool.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. --
Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. --
Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. --
Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. --
Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated)
Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [ Colloq. ] --
Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. --
Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. --
Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the underworld. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf. Upmost. ] Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Upper ten + -dom. ] The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]