stopple
[ stop-uhl ]
noun
a stopper, especially for a bottle.
verb (used with object),stop·pled, stop·pling.
to close or fit with a stopple.
Origin of stopple
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How to use stopple in a sentence
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.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies | Samuel JohnsonYou may at first stop it so, that the strong working may throw out the stopple, and yet keep it close, till it work strongly.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm DigbyOn examining it in full light he found the upper end, looking like a carved handle, to be a closing stopple removable by a turn.
The Weird Orient | Henry IliowiziHe pounces upon the decanter, pulls out the stopple, and applies his nose to the mouth.
Evening Dress | W. D. Howells
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