estopping
verb (used with object), es·topped, es·top·ping.
1.
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
2.
Archaic. to stop.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff
Related forms
un·es·topped, adjective
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| —vb , -tops, -topping, -topped | |
| 1. | law to preclude by estoppel |
| 2. | archaic to stop |
| [C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see | |
| es'toppage | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
estop
1531, from Anglo-Fr. estopper "to stop, bar, hinder" (esp. in a legal sense, by one's own prior act or declaration), from O.Fr. estoupe, from L. stuppa "tow" (used as a plug); see stop (v.).
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