stopple
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of stopple
First recorded in 1350–1400, stopple is from the Middle English word stoppel. See stop, -le
Example Sentences
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Buy a Mat, a Mil—Mat, Mat or a Hassock for your pew, A stopple for your close-stool, Or a Pesock to thrust your feet in.
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles
Perchance Paul could loose the stopple in the cider-barrel.
From Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
At last, unable to wait longer, just as the apothecary was tottering away in quest of a drinking-glass, the Colonel took out the stopple, and lifted the flask itself to his lips.
From The Dolliver Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
There is not a crumb of sweet-cake in the house, and the stopple is so tight in the cider-barrel that I cannot stir it a peg.
From Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
The heat will cause the oil to run down between the stopple and mouth of the bottle.
From The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous
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