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TAPPET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tappet mean?
• TAPPET (noun)
The noun TAPPET has 1 sense:
1. a lever that is moved in order to tap something else
Familiarity information: TAPPET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lever that is moved in order to tap something else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tappet" is a kind of...):
lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
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