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I replied, "O my lord, can a slipper estop the flowing of a water that feedeth a Hammam?"

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.

From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert

He perceived that the object was to estop, by his admissions, any objections to the course pursued in permitting the Taranteens to leave, which he might afterwards be disposed to make.

From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by John Turvill Adams

"I know Theriff Briggth, he rid over the boundary with a lot o' men and horthes," said Johnny, with that hurried delivery with which he was able to estop interruption.

From Cressy by Bret Harte

Sige's theoretical knowledge of war and his experience were then felt to be so overshadowing to everybody else's as to estop criticism.

From The Struggle for Missouri by John McElroy

No matter how glibly presented, however, an “evolved” legal position may be estopped.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019

The seven estopped companies are: Commonwealth Telephone Co., a subsidiary of Associated Telephone Utilities Co., serving in Wisconsin communities against 102 served by A. T. & T.'s unit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Receipt of the Message in confidence automatically estopped all news speculation as to its contents.

From Time Magazine Archive

“And he’d be all, ‘Well, we were playeeng un concierto een the palacio weeth Esteban and Julio, and then we estopped when thee pretty lady came een.’”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Neither are we bound to give up the plantation if the heir is legally estopped.

From Bricks Without Straw by Albion Winegar Tourgée

Every stilted phrase, every estopping, restraining word of its redundancy, was like a bar between him and his hopes.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day