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- Dictionarystopple/ˈstɒp(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a stopper or plug.
verb
- 1. seal with a stopper.
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The meaning of STOPPLE is something that closes an aperture : stopper, plug.
Stopple, stop′l, n. that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug. A wasteful cock is a cock or pipe with a turning stopple running to waste. You may at first stop it so, that the strong working may throw out the stopple, and yet keep it close, till it work strongly.
Definitions of stopple. noun. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly. synonyms: plug, stopper. see more.
Stopple is a noun meaning a stopper or a plug, and a verb meaning to close or fit with a stopple. Find out more about its origin, usage, and related words in this online dictionary.
noun. 1. a stopper, esp. for a bottle. transitive verb. 2. to close or fit with a stopple. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1350–1400; ME stoppel.
stopple, stop′l, n. that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various A wasteful cock is a cock or pipe with a turning stopple running to waste.
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