n. A sweetheart; a mistress; a paramour; a doxy. Also dolly.n. A puppet representing a child, usually a little girl (but also sometimes a boy or a man, as a soldier, etc.), used as a toy by children, especially by girls.n. Dung, especially of pigeons.n. A large cake of sawdust mixed with dung, used for fuel.n. A large lump.n. A simple contrivance on a Jacquard loom which indicates to the weaver that something is wrong with the action of the pattern-card cylinder. Also called detector and blockhead-board.