stopple
English
Etymology
From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, partly from Old French estopail, estopaille, and partly equivalent to stop + -le.
Pronunciation
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Noun
stopple (plural stopples)
Verb
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- (transitive) To plug; to stop up.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear V.iii
- Shut your mouth, dame, / Or with this paper shall I stopple it.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear V.iii