stopple
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You may at first stop it so, that the strong working may throw out the stopple, and yet keep it close, till it work strongly.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
Buy a Mat, a Mil—Mat, Mat or a Hassock for your pew, A stopple for your close-stool, Or a Pesock to thrust your feet in.
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles
Then the witch-wife took up the flasket and pulled out the stopple and betook it to Birdalone, and said: Drink of this now, a little sip, no more.
From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by Morris, William
Stopple, stop′l, n. that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug.—v.t. to close with a stopple.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
God be with you, sir; it's six o'clock: I should have carried two turns by this, what ho! my stopple, come.
From Every Man in His Humour by Jonson, Ben
Not one company responded, so she stoppled looking.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
I produced from my pocket a little vial, containing matches, stoppled water-tight, and told him, that, though we were upset, we should still have some dry matches; at which he stared without saying a word.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 by Various
