What does stopple mean?
Definitions for stopple
ˈstɒp əlstop·ple
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Princeton's WordNet
plug, stopper, stoppleverb
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
stopper, stoppleverb
close or secure with or as if with a stopper
"She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
Wiktionary
stopplenoun
a plug, a stopper
stoppleverb
to plug, to stop up
Etymology: Partly from stop, partly from estoppel.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stopple or Stoppernoun
That by which any hole or the mouth of any vessel is filled up.
Etymology: from stop.
Bottles swinged, or carried in a wheel-barrow upon rough ground, fill not full, but leave some air; for if the liquor come close to the stopple, it cannot flower. Francis Bacon.
There were no shuts or stopples made for the ears, that any loud or sharp noise might awaken it, as also a soft and gentle murmur provoke it to sleep. John Ray, on the Creation.
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stopple
A stopple is a plug or stopper used to close an opening or seal a container, often made of cork, rubber, or similar materials. It is typically used in bottles, flasks, or other similar vessels to prevent a liquid or gas from escaping.
Webster Dictionary
Stoppleverb
that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple
Stoppleverb
to close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple
Etymology: [Cf. G. stpfel, stpsel. See Stop, n. & v. t.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stopple in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stopple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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