noun · A puppet made of paulownia wood used as a funerary object or burial substitute in ancient China.

考古学家在古墓中挖掘出了一件完好的桐木偶。

A wooden figure, often made of paulownia, buried as part of a witchcraft ritual to place a curse on someone.

汉武帝时期，有人因埋藏桐木偶行巫蛊之事而获罪。