The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
A young woman or girl.
An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
A valve (as in an internal combustion engine) which consists of a sliding shaft with a disk on the end (the disk being shaped to alternately plug and unplug a matching port) and which is operated by springs and possibly cams interacting with the shaft.