stopple noun & verb. ['stɒp(ǝ)l] ME.
[Partly from STOP verb + -EL¹, -LE¹; partly aphet. from ESTOPPEL.]
A. noun.
1. A stopper, a bung, a plug (generally replaced by STOPPER). ME.
b. Music. The plug of a stopped organ-pipe. Now rare or obsolete. L18.
c. An earplug. US. M20.

2. The action of stopping; a stoppage, a prohibition. L16-M17.
b. verb trans. Put a stopple on; close with a stopple. L18.

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