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ESTOP
Etymology
Verb
estop (third-person singular simple present estops, present participle estopping, simple past and past participle estopped)
To impede or bar by estoppel.
To stop up, to plug
Anagrams
• ETOPS, Poets, Potes, T pose, T-pose, Topes, pesto, poets, poset, potes, septo-, stoep, stope, topes
Source: Wiktionary
Es*top", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Estophed; p. pr. & vb. n. Estopping.] Etym: [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F. Ă©touper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L. stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. Stop.] (Law)
Definition: To impede or bar by estoppel. A party will be estopped by his admissions, where his intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage to himself. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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