About The Word Stopple
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Stopple
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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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