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stopple

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

stopple
     n : blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole
         tightly [syn: {plug}, {stopper}]
     v : 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}]
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