stopple

Example Sentences

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He found the metal whole; the turning of the stopple had not caused the metal to flow.

From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah

“I have turned the stopple; I could not help it,” he said.

From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah

Rub a drop or two of oil with a feather round the stopple, close to the mouth of the bottle or decanter, then place it between one and two feet from the fire.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

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

Cutting off the end of the stopple even with the bark and filling the lower opening nearly full of clay, he declared the work was done.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)