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stopple

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stop⋅ple

[stop-uhl] noun, verb, -pled, -pling. Chiefly Northern U.S.
–noun
1. a stopper, esp. for a bottle.
–verb (used with object)
2. to close or fit with a stopple.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME stoppel. See stop, -le
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stop·ple   (stŏp'əl)   
n.  A stopper; a plug.
tr.v.   stop·pled, stop·pling, stop·ples
To close with a stopper or plug.

[Middle English stoppell, from Middle English stoppen, to stop; see stop.]
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