Popple Definition
pŏpəl
poppled, popple, poppling
verb
To heave, toss, bubble, or ripple, as water in a choppy sea.
Webster's New World
noun
Choppy water.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
The action of poppling.
Webster's New World
The motion or sound of boiling liquid.
American Heritage
A poplar.
American Heritage
Origin of Popple
Middle English popel (perhaps from Old English popul-) from Latin pōpulus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English popul, popil, from Old English popul, from Latin populus
From Wiktionary
Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin
From Wiktionary
Middle English poplen probably of Middle Dutch origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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