stopple

[ stop-uhl ]

/ ˈstɒp əl /

Chiefly Northern U.S.

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noun

a stopper, especially for a bottle.

verb (used with object), stop·pled, stop·pling.

to close or fit with a stopple.

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Origin of stopple

First recorded in 1350–1400, stopple is from the Middle English word stoppel.See stop, -le

Words nearby 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.
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.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson
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.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby
On 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 Iliowizi

He pounces upon the decanter, pulls out the stopple, and applies his nose to the mouth.
Evening Dress|W. D. Howells

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