[syn: stopper, stopple]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stopple \Stop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Stoppling.]
To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a
stopple. --Cowper.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stopple \Stop"ple\, n. [Cf. G. st["o]pfel, st["o]psel. See
Stop, n. & v. t.]
That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper;
as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stopple
n 1: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole
tightly [syn: plug, stopper, stopple]
v 1: close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She
stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their
babies' mouths with pacifiers" [syn: stopper, stopple]