stopple

[ stop-uhl ]

noun

1. a stopper, especially for a bottle.

verb (used with object)

, stop·pled, stop·pling.

1. to close or fit with a stopple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stopple¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, stopple is from the Middle English word stoppel. See stop, -le

Example Sentences

Not one company responded, so she stoppled looking.

From New York Times

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 Project Gutenberg

Buy a Mat, a Mil—Mat, Mat or a Hassock for your pew, A stopple for your close-stool, Or a Pesock to thrust your feet in.

From Project Gutenberg

The heat will cause the oil to run down between the stopple and mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

"No, I did not feel any great alarm, sister," said Pierre, smiling, "since I could not but perceive that the decanter was still full to the stopple."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• clog
• fill
• pack
• seal