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mawmet
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mawmet, n. [Contr. fr. Mahomet.].
A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed . Wyclif. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
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