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stopple

(stäp′əl)

noun

a stopper, or plug

Origin: ME stoppel, dim. < stoppen, to stop

transitive verb stoppled, stoppling

to close with a stopple

See stopple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A stopper; a plug.

transitive verb stop·pled, stop·pling, stop·ples

To close with a stopper or plug.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English stoppell

Origin: , from Middle English stoppen, to stop; see stop

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