nukulavastuses kasutatav nukk, mida näitleja juhib traatvarraste või peenikeste pulkade abil; nuku pead juhitakse puust rõnga ehk sõrmuse abil, mida näitleja liigutab pöidla ja nimetissõrmega
a puppet that is made out of wood wire and string and is manipulated with wooden or wire rods
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Rod puppets can sometimes have a complete working hinged mouth but many do not. A rod puppet can have a fixed facial expression.
a puppet that is a figure operated by a rod to the head and rods to the hands
The term rod puppet can also imply any use of rods to animate the puppet, whether the puppet is controlled from below, from above (e.g., for the rod marionette, for which some authors use the term rod puppet), or on the same plane (e.g., with the bunraku-style puppet, which some authors also classify as a rod puppet).
