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    stopple
    /ˈstɒp(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a stopper or plug.

    verb

    • 1. seal with a stopper.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stoppleStopple Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STOPPLE is something that closes an aperture : stopper, plug.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › stoppleSTOPPLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stoppleStopple - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of stopple. noun. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly. synonyms: plug, stopper. see more.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › stoppleStopple - definition of stopple by The Free Dictionary

    Define stopple. stopple synonyms, stopple pronunciation, stopple translation, English dictionary definition of stopple. n. A stopper; a plug. tr.v. stop·pled , stop·pling , stop·ples To close with a stopper or plug.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTOPPLE definition and meaning | Collins English 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.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › stopplestopple - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · stopple (third-person singular simple present stopples, present participle stoppling, simple past and past participle stoppled) To plug; to stop up.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › stopple_vstopple, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for stopple is from around 1795, in the writing of William Cowper, poet and letter-writer. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). stopple is formed within English, by conversion.