stopple

American  

[stop-uhl] / ˈstɒp əl /

noun

1. a stopper, especially for a bottle.

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verb (used with object)

stoppled, stoppling

1. to close or fit with a stopple.

Etymology

Origin of stopple

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

Example Sentences

When a glass stopple is set fast, in a bottle or decanter, rub a drop or two of olive oil round it, close to the mouth of the decanter, and place it near the fire.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

God be with you, sir; it's six o'clock: I should have carried two turns by this, what ho! my stopple, come.

From Every Man in His Humour by Jonson, Ben

Stopper -- N. stopper, stopple; plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap; rammer†; ram, ramrod; piston; stop-gap; wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil†, pledget†, tompion†, tourniquet. cover &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Cutting off the end of the stopple even with the bark and filling the lower opening nearly full of clay, he declared the work was done.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)

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

Related Words

• clog
• fill
• pack
• seal