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tappet

The English word “tappet” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.

Etymology

From tap + -et, possibly influenced by homophony with "tap it."

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