About The Word Stopple

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Stopple

Stopple Meaning & Definition
Stopple Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stopple?

[n] blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
[v] close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stopple: plug | stopper | stopper

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stopple:

See Also | block | blockage | bung | closure | cork | drainplug | fipple | occlusion | plug | secure | spigot | spile | stop | stop up | stoppage | tampion | tampon | tap

Stopple In Webster's Dictionary

\Stop"ple\, n. [Cf. G. st["o]pfel, st["o]psel. See {Stop}, n. & v. t.] That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
\Stop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stoppling}.] To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple. --Cowper.

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