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Added 9 October 2026

stopple

/ˈstɒpəl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stopple at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly.

verb

Close or secure with or as if with a stopper.
She stoppered the wine bottle

Origin

From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop + -le.

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