(1):

(n.) A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.

(2):

(n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

(3):

(n.) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.