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stopple

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[stop-uhl] / ˈstɒp əl /

noun

  1. a stopper, especially for a bottle.

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

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Stopple, stop′l, n. that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug.—v.t. to close with a stopple.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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