stopp

a. (Phonetics) Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; -- said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.). H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. 1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. C. S. Sargent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead. --
Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stoppered p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering. ] To close or secure with a stopper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Material for filling a cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Far.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. Youatt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. stöpfel, stöpsel. See Stop, n. & v. t. ] That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple. [ 1913 Webster ]