stopple

English

Etymology

Partly from stop, partly from estoppel.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɒpəl/

Noun

stopple (plural stopples)

  1. a plug, a stopper

Verb

stopple (third-person singular simple present stopples, present participle stoppling, simple past and past participle stoppled)

  1. to plug, to stop up
    • 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear V.iii
      Shut your mouth, dame, / Or with this paper shall I stopple it.

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