stopple

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈstɒpəl/(UK)

Definition of stopple

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A plug; a stopper.
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noun

  1. A plug; a stopper.
  2. A projection or lid in a pollen grain that falls away to allow the passage of the pollen tube.

verb

  1. (transitive)To plug; to stop up.
    “Shut your mouth, dame, / Or with this paper shall I stopple it.”

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Etymology

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

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