† ˈpoplet Obs.
[app. ad. OF. *poupelette, fem. of poupelet darling.]
A female favourite; a light woman; a wench. So † popˈlolly, a mistress.
| 1577 Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. in Holinshed (1808) VI. 32 The prettie poplet his wife began to be a fresh occupieing giglot at home. 1658 Phillips, Poplet, a young wench. 1694 Ladies Dict. 377/1 Popelet, lote, a Puppet or young wench. 1825 Creevey in C. Papers (1904) II. 86 This house..presided over by a poplolly! a magnificent woman, dressed to perfection, without a vestige of her former habits. |