stopple

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: plugstopper

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlySynonyms: plugstopper

Verb (1)

  1. close or secure with or as if with a stopper“She stoppered the wine bottle”“The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers”Synonyms: stopper
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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